Portrait of Charles Silvestre
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Author

Charles Silvestre

French novelist (1889-1948)

Born
May 16, 1889, Tulle
Died
March 31, 1948, Bellac
Nationality
France
Occupation
Novelist and writer

Life and work

Charles Silvestre (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl silvɛstʁ]; 2 February 1889 – 31 March 1948) was a French regionally inspired novel writer. A friend of Charles Maurras, he collaborated with the Action française.

The settings of his novels are usually the borders of Limousin and Poitou. He won the literary Prix Femina in 1926 with his novel Prodige du cœur.

Bibliography

Correspondance Henri Pourrat-Charles Silvestre, éd. critique établie par Claude Dalet, pref. by Claire Pourrat, Clermont-Ferrand, Bibliothèque municipale et interuniversitaire, 1983

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Collection

Books by Charles Silvestre

2 books