Rita Barisse
Rita Barisse | |
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| Born | 12 May 1917[1] Berlin |
| Died | 25 April 2001[2] |
| Pen name | Vercors |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, translator |
| Nationality | English |
| Notable works | Sylva (translation) |
| Spouse | Jean Bruller |
Rita Barisse (12 May 1917 – 25 April 2001) was a British journalist, writer and translator. She was the second wife of the writer Jean Bruller, also known as Vercors, and collaborated with him on works released under that pen name.
Biography
Rita Barisse met her future husband at a
Paul Eluard,[3]
with whom they collaborated on the project, To the Memory of the Martyr Fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto: Thirty-Five Drawings by Maurice Mendjisky - An Unpublished Poem by Paul Eluard - A Text by Vercors.
As a journalist, Barisse wrote articles on art, theater and film.[4] She donated her body to science.
Works
Rita Barisse is known for her collaboration in the works of her husband under the pen name Vercors.Andre Siegfried because of how the book dealt with the Jewish minority in the United States.[7]
Barisse provided English translation of the following Vercors works:
- Denatured Animals ( Macmillan & Company, 1954)
- The Silence of the Sea ( Frederick Muller, 1957)
- The Freedom of December ( GP Putnam's Sons, 1961)
- Sylva (GP Putnam's Sons, 1962) (Hugo Award finalist, 1963)
- Quota (GP Putnam's Sons, 1966)
- The Battle of Silence (Collins, 1968)
She was also responsible for other translations, including:
- Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels (1959) by Anne and Serge Golon
- Angélique and the King (1959) by Anne Golon and Serge Golon
- Zao Wou-Ki by Claude Roy (1959)
- My Mother's Castle (1957) by Marcel Pagnol
- Childhood Memories by Marcel Pagnol (1962)
- The Time of the Secrets by Marcel Pagnol (1962)
She was the author of:
- "Theaters-clubs in London"[8]
- "Travel to America with Vercors (1961-1962)"
- "Words of Vercors," preface (2004)
References
- ^ Vercors (1984). Vercors, Les Nouveaux Jours. Plon. p. 143.
- ^ "Faire-part de décès" (PDF). Le Monde. 25 April 2001. p. 13. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Christian de Bartillat (2008). Vercors: l'homme du siècle à travers son œuvre, 1902-1991. Presses du Village. p. 111.
- ^ Films and Filming no 3, vol. 1. 1954. p. 9.
- ^ Vercors (Jean Bruller) et son œuvre. L'Harmattan. 1999. p. 40.
- ^ "Midnight Episode (1950)". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ André-Louis Sanguin (2010). André Siegfried: un visionnaire humaniste entre géographie et politique. L'Harmattan. pp. 241–242.
- ^ "La France libre". 15 November 1947. pp. 59–66.
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