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Life

Trained as a paleographer and archivist, Martin du Gard brought to his works a spirit of objectivity and a scrupulous regard for details. For his concern with documentation and with the relationship of social reality to individual development, he has been linked with the realist and naturalist traditions of the 19th century. Palaeography, literally old writing, (from the Greek words paleos = old and grapho = write) is the study of script. ... An Archivist is someone who collects, organizes, and maintains control over a wide range of important information. ... Naturalism is an outgrowth of Realism, a prominent literary movement in late 19th century France and elsewhere. ...

Roger Martin du Gard passed away in 1958 and was buried in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery in Cimiez, a suburb of the city of Nice, France. Cimiez is an upper class neighborhood in Nice, France. ... Night view along the Promenade des Anglais This article is about the city. ...

Works

Martin du Gard first attracted attention with Jean Barois (1913), which traced the development of an intellectual torn between the Roman Catholic faith of his childhood and the scientific materialism of his maturity; it also described the full impact of the Dreyfus affair on French minds. Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article primarily focuses on the general concepts of matter and existence. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

He is best known for the eight-part novel cycle Les Thibault (1922-1940; parts 1-6 as The Thibaults; parts 7-8 as Summer 1914). This record of a family's development chronicles the social and moral issues confronting the French bourgeoisie from the turn of the 19th century to World War I. Reacting against a bourgeois patriarch, the younger son, Jacques, renounces his Roman Catholic past to embrace revolutionary socialism, and the elder son, Antoine, accepts his middle-class heritage but loses faith in its religious foundation. Both sons eventually die in World War I. The outstanding features of Les Thibaults are the wide range of human relationships patiently explored, the graphic realism of the sickbed and death scenes, and, in the seventh volume, L'Été 1914 ("Summer 1914"), the dramatic description of Europe's nations being swept into war. In literature, there are some recognisable types of novel sequence. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bourgeoisie () in modern use refers to the wealthy or propertied social class in a capitalist society. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Jump to: navigation, search The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...

Other works by Martin du Gard include Vielle France (1933; The Postman), biting sketches of French country life, and Notes sur André Gide (1951; Recollections of Andre Gide), a candid study of the author, who was his friend. Martin du Gard also wrote a somber drama about repressed homosexuality, Un Taciturne (1931; A Silent Man), and two farces of French peasant life, Le Testament du père Leleu (1914; Old Leleu's Will) and La Gonfle (1928; The Swelling). In 1941 he began work on Le Journal du colonel de Maumort, a vast novel that he hoped would prove to be his masterpiece, but it was still unfinished at his death. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and, at times, a spokesman for gay rights (disputed — see talk page). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Since its coining, the term homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

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