Paul-Jacques Bonzon (31 August 1908 – 24 September 1978) was a French writer, best known for the series Les six compagnons ("Six companions"). He was born in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche[1] and educated in Saint-Lô. In 1935 he married a teacher in Drôme and moved to this department, where he worked as a school teacher and later principal for twenty-five years. He died in Valence in 1978

Paul-Jacques Bonzon
Paul Jacques Bonzon
Paul Jacques Bonzon
Born(1908-08-31)31 August 1908
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France
Died24 September 1978(1978-09-24) (aged 70)
Valence, Drôme
LanguageFrench
Genrechildren's literature

Publications

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  • Mamadi ou le petit roi d'ébène
  • Le petit passeur du lac
  • Du gui pour Christmas
  • The orphans of Simitra / Les orphelins de Simitra. Adapted by Nippon Animation into the anime series Porphy no Nagai Tabi.[2]
  • Le cheval de verre
  • Soleil de mon Espagne
  • La promesse de Primerose
  • Un secret dans la nuit polaire
  • The gold cross of Santa Anna / La croix d'or de Santa-Anna
  • Le viking au bracelet d'argent
  • La disparue de Montélimar
  • Mon Vercors en feu
  • Le voyageur sans visage
  • La ballerine de Majorque
  • L'Éventail de Séville

References

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  1. ^ Commire, Anne (1981). Something About the Author: Facts and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People. Gacl. pp. 46. ISBN 0-8103-0085-0.
  2. ^ "Nippon Animation Adapts Les Orphelins de Simitra Novel". Anime News Network. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 14 March 2010.