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Roland Dorgeles (1885-1973), was a French novelist and a member of the Academie Goncourt. Born Roland Lecavele (he adopted the pen name Dorgeles to commemorate visits to the spa town of Argeles), he spent his childhood in Paris. He took an active part in the beginning of World War One, and he attended the combat of Artois in 1915 within the 39e regiment of infantry. He was appointed machine gunner Corporal in 1915. A prolific author, he is most renowned for the Prix Femina-winning Wooden Crosses (Les Croix de Bois), a moving study of the war. It was published in 1919 (in English in 1921).
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Roland Dorgelès (1885 - 1973) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt. Born in Amiens, Somme, under the name Roland Lecavelé (he adopted the pen name Dorgelès to commemorate visits to the spa town of Argelès), he spent his childhood in Paris. A prolific author, he is most renowned for the Prix Femina-winning Wooden crosses ("Les croix de bois"), a moving study of World War I, in which he served. It was published in 1919 (in English by William Heinemann in 1920). Dorgelès served as a juror with Florence Meyer Blumenthal in awarding the Prix Blumenthal, a grant given between 1919 and 1954 to painters, sculptors, decorators, engravers, writers and musicians.
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- PublisherDodo Pr
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1409978729
- ISBN 13 9781409978725
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages314
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