Vercors
Born 26 February 1902 · Died 10 June 1991
From 15th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France · Nationality: France
Jean Marcel Adolphe Bruller was born in France, the son of a Hungarian Jewish father and French mother. He studied to be an electrical engineer, but became instead a graphic artist, producing illustrations and cartoons and known for his absurd illustrated novels. His most notable pre-war work was illustrating André Maurois's Patapoufs and Filifers. In 1941, during the German occupation of France, he joined the resistance. He and fellow author Pierre de Lescure co-founded the clandestine publishing house Les Éditions de Minuit. The first book they printed was 'Le Silence de la Mer', which Bruller wrote and published under the pseudonym Vercors. Le Silence de la Mer, which dealt with the moral impossibility of collaboration with the Germans, was dropped into France in large numbers by the British RAF.
Books by Vercors in order
Books by Vercors in the order they were published, from 21 Delightful Ways of Committing Suicide (1930) to Frisemouche Fait De L'auto (2011).
- 121 Delightful Ways of Committing Suicide21 Delightful Ways of Committing Suicide1930
- 2Le silence de la mer
Le silence de la mer1941 - 3La Marche a L'e ToileLa Marche a L'e Toile1943
- 4Les silences de la merLes silences de la mer1943
- 5Put Out the LightPut Out the Light1944
- 6The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea1944 - 7La puissance du jourLa puissance du jour1951
- 8You Shall Know Them
You Shall Know Them1953 - 9GoetzGoetz1958
- 10Freedom in December
Freedom in December1961 - 11Sylva
Sylva1961 - 12La Bataille du silenceLa Bataille du silence1967
- 13The Battle of Silence
The Battle of Silence1968 - 14Le radeau de la MéduseLe radeau de la Méduse1969
- 15Contes Des CataplasmesContes Des Cataplasmes1971
- 16Je Cuisine Comme Un ChefJe Cuisine Comme Un Chef1976
- 17Apogée De La République, Ou, Moi, Aristide BriandApogée De La République, Ou, Moi, Aristide Briand1981
- 18Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn1985 - 19Frisemouche Fait De L'auto
Frisemouche Fait De L'auto2011 - 20A Vrai Dire: Entretiens De Vercors Avec Gilles PlazyA Vrai Dire: Entretiens De Vercors Avec Gilles Plazy
- 21Das Schweigen Des Meeres
Das Schweigen Des Meeres - 22Le grenier d'Armor
Le grenier d'Armor - 23Les animaux denatures
Les animaux denatures - 24Pourquoi j'ai mangé mon père
Pourquoi j'ai mangé mon père