Background
CLAVEL, Bernard was born on May 29, 1923 in Lons-le-Saunier. Son of Henri Clavel and Heloise Dubois.
CLAVEL, Bernard was born on May 29, 1923 in Lons-le-Saunier. Son of Henri Clavel and Heloise Dubois.
Primary school.
From a humble background, he was largely self-educated. He began working as a pastry cook apprentice when he was 14 years old. He later had several jobs until he began working as a journalist in the 1950s.
After the war, he worked for the social insurance, and he could not dedicate himself to literature until 1964.
He has lived and worked in many places and lived in Savoy until his death. His first novel was L"Ouvrier de la nuit (Night Worker, 1956).
He later published works for young people and numerous novels, at times organised into series: Louisiana grande patience (The Great Patience, 4 volumes — 1962–1968), Les Colonnes du ciel (Heaven"s Pillars, 5 volumes — 1976–1981), or Le Royaume du nord (Northern Kingdom, 6 volumes — 1983–1989). In his writings, he employed simple language and attached importance to humble characters and to the defence of humanist values by questioning violence and war.
He died in Grenoble. Le Tonnerre de Dieu (1966), Denys de Louisiana Patellière, from the book Qui m"emporte.
Le Voyage du père (1966), Denys de Louisiana Patellière. (1977), Jean-Pierre Marchand Bernard Clavel. L"hercule sur la place.
L"Espagnol (1967), directed by Jean Prat.
Le Tambour du bief Le Silence des armes Malataverne Louisiana Bourelle Les colonnes du ciel, adaptation by Gabriel Axel in 5 episodes of 90 minutes.
Major
L’ouvrier de la nuit 1956, Qui m’emporte 1958, L’espagnol 1959. Malataveme 1960, Le voyage du pere 1965, L’Hereule sur la place 1966, La maison des autres 1962, Celui qui voulait voir la mer 1963, Le coeur des vivants 1964, Les fruits de l’hiver 1968, Victoire au Mans 1968, L’espion aux yeux verts 1969, Le tambour du bief 1970, Le massacre des innocents 1970, Le seigneur du fleuve 1972, Le silence des armes 1974, Lettre a un kepi blanc 1975, La boule de neige 1975, La saison des loups 1976, La lumiere du lac 1977, Ecrit sur la neige 1977. La fleur de sel 1977, La femme de guerre 1978.
Le Rhone ou la metamorphose d’un dieu 1979, Le chien des laurentides 1979, L’lroquoise 1979, Marie Bon Pain 1980, La bourrelle 1980, Felicien le fantome (with Josette Pratte) 1980, Terres de Memoire 1980, Compagnons du Nouveau-monde 1981, Arbres 1981, Odile et le vent du large 1981, Le Hibou qui avait avale la lune 1981, l’Homme du Labrador 1982, Harricana 1983, L’Or de la terre 1984, Le mouton noir et le loup blanc 1984, Le roi des poissons 1984, L’oie qui avait per du le nord 1985, Miserere 1985, Bernard Clavel qui etesvous? 1985, Amarok 1986, Au cochon qui danse 1986, l’Angelus du soir 1988, Le grand voyage de Quick Beaver 1988, Quand j’etais capitaine 1990, Retour au pays 1990, and numerous essays, short stories and children’s books.
Member of Académie Goncourt 1971–1977. Member of Coordination française pour la Décennie de la culture de paix et de non-violence. Member of Non-Violence XXI group since 2001.
Married Josette Pratte in 1982.