Background
Jean Jacques Bernard was born July 30, 1888, in Enghien-les-Bains, near Paris, the eldest son of Tristan Bernard, well-known novelist and playwright.
Jean Jacques Bernard was born July 30, 1888, in Enghien-les-Bains, near Paris, the eldest son of Tristan Bernard, well-known novelist and playwright.
Bernard was a contributor to Figaro, Le Matin, Gil Blas, and La Revue FrançaiseFrancaise.
After the war he emerged as one of the most promising of a group of young playwrights who were infusing new life into the French theater.
Le Voyage àa deux (1909; "Journey for Two")
La Joie du sacrifice (1912; "The Joy of Sacrifice")
Le Feu qui reprend mal (1921; The Sulky Fire, 1926)
Martine (1922; Martine, 1927)
L'Invitation au voyage (1924; Glamour, 1927)
Le Printemps des autres (1924; The Springtime of Others, 1926)
L'Ame en peine (1926; The Unquiet Spirit, 1928)