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Jean-Paul Clébert (born 23 February 192621 September 2011) was a French writer. ==Biography== Before completing his studies in a Jesuit college, Jean-Paul Clébert left to join the French Resistance in 1943 at the age of 16. After the liberation, he spent six months in Asia and then returned to France. He described his unusual life as follows: On returning he lived for 3 or 4 years as a ''clochard'' amongst the many homeless people in the underground world of Paris.〔(Jean-Paul Clébert | HiLobrow )〕 This experience inspired his classic study of the underworld of Paris Paris insolite/Unknown Paris (1952), which he dedicated to his companions Robert Giraud and photographer Robert Doisneau. The book was championed by the remaining Surrealists and the emerging Situationists, based their theory of the ''dérive'' on Clébert's principles, using this book as a literal guide to the underside of the city. An illustrated edition with photos of Patrice Molinard (who debuted as a stills photographer on Georges Franju's documentary le Sang des bêtes) and layout by Massin published in 1954. On the occasion of the books reissue by Attila in 2009 he said: The book inspired and informed many interlectuals view of the city such as the writer Henry Miller〔(The French Publisher's Agency – Title – Paris insolite – Paris insolite )〕 He spent some time in the capital where he attended the last Surrealist meeting and some of the first gatherings of the Situationists, who enjoyed exploring the cafes of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. For two years, he was a reporter in Asia for Paris Match and France Soir,〔"La Provence dit adieu à Jean-Paul Clébert", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, ''France-Soir'', 23 September 2011.〕 before retiring in 1956 to Provence. He second most influential book was ''Les Tziganes'' a pioneering sociological study of Gypsies, one of the finest studies of the subject at the time based on both archival research and personal experience (although it was also been criticism in recent years〔The Myth of Gypsy Nationalism by Werner Cohn, Nationalities Papers, vol. XXI, no. 2, fall 1993; Copyright Werner Cohn, 1993, http://www.wernercohn.com/Gypsymyth.html〕). The book was translated into English by Charles Duff in 1969. He published various novels including ''The Blockhouse'' (1953, published in English in 1958), ''La Vie sauvage'' (1953) dedicated to Blaise Cendrars, who along with Henry Miller were Clébert's only masters.〔(Pourquoi il faut lire «Paris insolite» – - Bibliobs )〕 ''L'Ermite'' in 1984, ''L'Alchimiste du Roi-Soleil'' in 1994 and ''L'Esprit des hauts lieux'', in 2000. In 1973 The Blockhouse, was made into a film directed by Clive Rees and starred Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour. In 1996 he published ''Dictionnaire du Surréalisme.'' In his later years he became interested in the history of the South of France and Provence where he resided until his death in Oppède in 2011. He published various works on the culture and history of the region, such as ''Rêver de Provence – Côte d'Azur'' (1967), ''Guide de la Provence mystérieuse'' (1992) and a three volumes of the series ''Provence antique'' (vol. 1 in 19666, vol. 2 in 1970 and vol. 3 in 1992). He was awarded the Prix littéraire de Provence in 1988. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean-Paul Clébert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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