Background
François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, where his father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music. He moved to Dordogne in France with his mother after his father died while he was still a child.
François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, where his father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music. He moved to Dordogne in France with his mother after his father died while he was still a child.
Collège Stanislas de Paris.
At the age of fourteen, he left home and started on a nomadic life. In 1944, he joined the French Navy. He spent some time in a psychiatric asylum and in a monastery.
His novels deal with incest, homosexuality, sadism and even bestiality.
They also describe his trips to North Africa and Greece. André Gide acted as one of his mentors.
He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971. The Association François Augiéras is headquartered in Domme, Dordogne, France.
The Double Steps, a 2012 film directed by Isaki Lacuesta, based on François Augiéras.