François-Régis Bastide
François-Régis Bastide (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁeʒis bastid]; 1 July 1926; Biarritz – 16 April 1996; Paris) was a French writer, diplomat, politician, and radio host.[1][2][3]
Early life
Bastide was born in
Literary career
Bastide published his first book, the novel Lettre de Bavière, in 1947.
In 1981 Bastide received the
Radio career
Bastide began his radio career after World War II as a host on "Radio Sarrebruck" then under French military control.[3] Starting in 1949, he worked for the ORTF as a producer and host.[1] He is perhaps best known to the wider French public as one of the original co-hosts (with Michel Polac) of the popular radio talk-show Le Masque et la Plume.[2] The show which features debates about cinema, literature and theatre debuted in 1955 and is still running today on France Inter. Bastide left the show in 1982.
Political career
Throughout his life, Bastide was active in politics in various ways.
After the election of François Mitterrand in the 1981 presidential election he began a diplomatic career and was successively appointed Ambassador to Denmark (1982–85), Ambassador to Austria (1985–88) and Permanent delegate to UNESCO (1988–90).[1]
Bibliography
The following list may be incomplete
Novels and short stories
- Lettre de Bavière, 1947
- La Troisième Personne, 1948
- La Jeune Fille et la mort, 1950
- La Lumière et le fouet, 1951
- Les Adieux, Prix Femina 1956 (an English translation Les Adieux was published in 1958 by Simon & Schuster)
- Flora d'Amsterdam, 1957
- La Vie rêvée, 1962
- La Palmeraie, 1967
- La Forêt noire –
- La Fantaisie du voyageur, 1976
- L’Enchanteur et nous, 1981
- L’Homme au désir d’amour lointain, 1994
Television screenplay
- La Forêt noire – Le troisième concerto, 1968
Essays
- Saint-Simon par lui-même, 1953 (biography of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon)
- Suède, 1954
- Zodiaque, secrets et sortilèges, 1964
Theatre
- Siegfried 78, 1979
Children's books
- Joachim Quelque Chose, illustrations by Monica Bastide, 1959
- Alexis dans la Forêt-Foly, illustrations by Monica Bastide, 1970
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kirkup, James (19 April 1996). "OBITUARY : Francois-Regis Bastide". The Independent. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Mort de l'écrivain François-Régis Bastide" (in French). Libération. 18 April 1996. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "François-Régis Bastide" (in French). Evene. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Lebrun, Jean-Claude (18 April 1996). "L'homme courtois de la littérature" (in French). L'Humanité. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- Académie française
- ^ ISBN 9782296144552. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ISBN 9782738467126. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
External links
- François-Régis Bastide at IMDb
- (in French) 1994 interview from the website of Gallimard