Gérard Bonal Explained

Gérard Bonal
Birth Date:18 April 1941
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Writer
Biographer

Gérard Bonal (18 April 1941 – 13 June 2022) was a French writer and biographer.[1]

Biography

A former journalist with Réalités and GEO, Bonal became a writer. He specialized in the works of Colette, founding the magazine Les Cahiers Colette in 1975. He devoted several works to the author, such as Colette intime.[2] In 1995, he wrote his first play, Colette Music-Hall, presented at the Théâtre de la Huchette. He wrote the script for two documentaries as well: Colette, premier portrait (1995) and J'appartiens à un pays que j'ai quitté (2004). He served as president of the Société des amis de Colette and was vice-president of the association "La Maison de Colette".

Gérard Bonal died on 13 June 2022 at the age of 81.[3]

Distinctions

Publications

Novels

Essays

Biographies

Collections

Theatre

Documentaries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gérard Bonal. Babelio. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119060430/https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Gerard-Bonal/62960. 19 January 2022.
  2. News: 11 December 2004. Colette plus nue que nue. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930223200/http://www.marianne.net/Colette-plus-nue-que-nue_a103374.html. 30 September 2015. French. Marianne. 21 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Avis de décès de Monsieur Gérard BONAL. 16 June 2022. Simplifia. French.