Pierre Gamarra
Pierre Gamarra (Toulouse, July 10, 1919 – Argenteuil, May 20, 2009) was a French writer. He was a poet and novelist. He is famous for his poems and novels for the children. Pierre Gamarra also worked for a literary magazine, Europe.
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| Born | July 10, 1919 Toulouse, France |
| Died | May 20, 2009 (aged 89) Argenteuil, France |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, critic |
| Genre | Fable, poetry, novel |
| Notable works | Mon cartable |
Life
Gamarra was born in Toulouse in 1919. From 1938 to 1940, he was a teacher in the south of France. He became a journalist in 1944.
In 1948, he received an international prize for his novel The Fiery House.
In 1951, he began working for the literary magazine Europe.
Gamarra died in 2009 in Argenteuil, near Paris, at age 89.
Books
Most of Gamarra's novels are set in the southwest of France. That is the region where he was born.
Gamarra's books are not yet translated into English. His poems are well known by French schoolchildren. Examples are My Schoolbag (French: Mon cartable) or The Cosmonaut and his host (French: Le Cosmonaute et son hôte).
Pierre Gamarra Media
Book cover of Pierre Gamarra's poetry collection Essais pour une malédiction (1943), Hélène Vascaresco Prize for Poetry
Sources
- Interview with Pierre Gamarra: Tohoku University Faculty of Letters Bulletin, 27 (Year 2006), Sendai, Japan
- Encyclopedia Britannica: "Children's literature"
- Encyclopedia Universalis: "Pierre Gamarra"