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Vercors

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.

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French author and illustrator (1902–1991)

Born 26 February 1902
Died 10 June 1991

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  • Cover of: Put out the light

    First published in 1941 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Sylva: a novel
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    First published in 1961 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The silence of the sea
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    Cover of edition silenceofsealesi0000verc First published in 1944 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Les animaux dénaturés.
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    First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: La Bataille du silence: souvenirs de minuit

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The insurgents

    First published in 1956 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Le silence de la mer

    First published in 1944 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition anneboleynfortyc0000verc First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Les armes de la nuit

    First published in 1946 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: silence de la mer et autres récits

    First published in 1951 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Tendre naufrage.

    First published in 1974 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Sur ce rivage.: [Par] Vercors [pseud.]

    First published in 1958 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The battle of silence
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    Cover of edition battleofsilenc00verc First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Les mots

    First published in 1947 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition bwb_P9-ECY-425 First published in 1953 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Cent ans d'histoire de France

    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La marche à l'étoile

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French author and illustrator (1902–1991)

Born 26 February 1902
Died 10 June 1991

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945, Fiction, History, Underground movements, Biography, Suicide, Civilization, Communist ethics, French Personal narratives, French drama, French fiction, Humor, Philosophy, Statesmen, Acting in literature, Adaptations, Aging, Arabic drama, Authors, French, Belletristische Darstellung, Biographie, Biographies, Biology, Comic books, strips, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)

Places

France, China, Europe, Great Britain

People

Vercors (1902-), Aristide Briand (1862-1932), Sophocles, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Anne Boleyn (1507-1536), Anne Boleyn Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England (1507-1536), Henri Goetz, Henri Goetz (1909-1989), Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547), Jean Lurcat, Olga Wormser-Migot (1912-), Vercors (1902-1991), Yves Florenne

Time

20th century, German occupation, 1940-1945, 1918-1945, 1940-1945 (Occupation allemande), 1945-, 20e siècle, Henry VIII, 1509-1547

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Alternative names

  • Jean Marcel Adolphe Bruller
  • Jean Bruller
  • Vercors
  • "Vercors"
  • Jean Vercors
  • Jean/Vercors

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
January 10, 2019 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer more names
January 10, 2019 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer full name, full dates
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors