Roger Bœufgras known as Roger Denux is a French writer born the February 6th 1899 with Montceau-the-Mines (Saône-et-Loire) and died in the same place the August 16th 1992.

Biography

Roger Bœufgras says Roger Denux is a Instituteur and man of letters (1899 - 1992) related to the world of the libertarian teachers of first half of the 20th century. Originating in Montceau-the-Mines (Saône-et-Loire), of sedentary temperament, Roger Bœufgras exerts the trade of schoolmaster to Cuzy (Saône-et-Loire) of 1923 with 1932, in the Morvan, before being named with Écuisses (Saône-et-Loire) (1932 - 1955), a village of 2000 inhabitants, where it resided during nearly sixty years. On his side, Roger Denux, trade unionist and writer, take part in Paris, in 1919, with the foundation of a review of avant-garde: the Primary educations which it directs with Rene Bonissel of March or April 1928 to March 1940.

Professional life

In Burgundy, Roger Bœufgras, discrete by nature, carries out an existence of rural teacher, cultivates his garden, sprinkles his salads with the daily newspaper, collects itself his potatoes, is concerned with future of his pupils. However, “ One of these teachers , written Régis Messac in 1938, more than one does not think, who maintain in what is called usually " a godforsaken hole " a mental activity that many supposedly " Masters of the Culture " could envy to them. ”

Leading activity

Of 1925 with 1940, with Paris, Roger Bœufgras is Roger Denux. There, he is director of review, or more exactly deputy manager of the review of the Primaires , “ re-examined Culture with the use of the primary educations ”, probably the most radical review in terms of analysis and political standpoint which one can find, in France, during the decade which precedes the Second world war. Roger Denux signs some papers and publishes reports of reading at the heading of the books of worms. The titles of its works, alone, summarize rather well the personality of their author. In 1961, giving an account of It rains on my garden (editions of the open Window), Emile Henriot will pay homage to “ this distributer of the knowledge primary education, elementary, man of broad culture, which can be a good reader and a good criticizes ”.

Post-war period

Reprocessed in 1955, Roger Denux devotes the remainder of its life to the writing. Attached to the purity of the style, with the rigor of the form, with the requirements of the vocabulary, this impassioned servant of the French language, specialist in Chateaubriant, in 1968 founds the literary prize of the Morvan. Member of, the art Academy of Science and humanities of Dijon (Coast-with Or), member of the Academy of the Morvan, member of the Company Chateaubriant, vice-president of the Company of the authors of Burgundy, Roger Denux will know many honors: prize winner of the French Academy (1961), price Albert-Marfant (1975), prize winner of the Academy of Toulouse (1975 and 1981), knight of Arts and the Letters in 1978, officer of the Legion of honor. Its name was given to the public library Écuisses (2004).

Works

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