About
Marcel Arland (1899-1986) was a French writer and critic, a major figure of the Nouvelle Revue Française. Co-founder of the Dadaist journal Aventure in 1920, he joined the NRF in the early 1920s, becoming co-director with Jean Paulhan in 1953, then sole editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1977. He won the Prix Goncourt in 1929 for his novel L'Ordre. Elected to the Académie française in 1968, he was also an art critic, writing on Kandinsky, Chagall, and Rouault. His work includes about forty books, including Terres étrangères, La Grâce, and Le Grand Pardon.
* 1899-07-05 — † 1986-01-12
Major works
- Terres étrangères (1923)novel
- L'Ordre (1929)novel
- La Grâce (1941)novel
- Le Grand Pardon (1965)novel
Key milestones
- 1920Co-founded the Dadaist journal Aventure with René Crevel and Roger Vitrac.
- 1929Won the Prix Goncourt for his novel L'Ordre.
- 1968Elected to the Académie française, seat 26.
Themes
search for meaninggraceforgivenessliterary criticismmodern art
Sources: britannica.com · id.loc.gov