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'''Robert de Saint Jean''' (1901–1987) was a French writer and journalist. He was the companion of the French-speaking American writer [[Julien Green]]. Like the latter, he kept a diary which he published and allows to understand the French cultural life over several decades. |
'''Robert de Saint Jean''' (1901–1987) was a French writer and journalist. He was the companion of the French-speaking American writer [[Julien Green]]. Like the latter, he kept a diary which he published and allows to understand the French cultural life over several decades. |
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He worked, in particular, |
He worked, in particular, for ''[[Paris-Soir]], [[le Parisien|le Parisien libéré]]'' or ''[[Paris Match]]''. |
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When France fell to the Nazis in 1940, he was deputy chief of staff to the French minister of information. His writing had made him a personal enemy of German foreign minister [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]. Green arranged for him to gain entry to Portugal and then transfer to the US.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Humanities | title = Julien Green: The End of a World | access-date = 29 January 2024 | url = https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/julyaugust/feature/julien-green-the-end-world | volume =33|issue=4|date= July-August 2012 }}</ref> |
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In 1984 he received the [[prix Marcel Proust]]. He also worked as editor for the [[Plon (publisher)|Plon]] publishing house. |
In 1984 he received the [[prix Marcel Proust]]. He also worked as editor for the [[Plon (publisher)|Plon]] publishing house. |
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Revision as of 02:44, 29 January 2024
Robert de Saint Jean (1901–1987) was a French writer and journalist. He was the companion of the French-speaking American writer Julien Green. Like the latter, he kept a diary which he published and allows to understand the French cultural life over several decades.
He worked, in particular, for Paris-Soir, le Parisien libéré or Paris Match.
When France fell to the Nazis in 1940, he was deputy chief of staff to the French minister of information. His writing had made him a personal enemy of German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. Green arranged for him to gain entry to Portugal and then transfer to the US.[1]
In 1984 he received the prix Marcel Proust. He also worked as editor for the Plon publishing house.
Works
- 1934: La vraie révolution de Roosevelt, Éditions Grasset
- 1941: Démocratie, beurre et canons, Maison de la France, New York; online transcription
- 1936: Le Feu sacré, Éditions Gallimard
- 1967: Julien Green par lui-même, Éditions du Seuil
- 1974: Journal d'un journaliste
- 1975: Moins cinq
- 1983: Passé pas mort, Grasset
- Julien Green, with Luc Estang
External links
- Robert de Saint Jean on Banelio
- Journal de Robert de Saint-Jean on e-gide
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- ^ "Julien Green: The End of a World". Humanities. 33 (4). July–August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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