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Marcel Béalu

Born

in Selles-sur-Cher, France

October 30, 1908

Died

June 19, 1993

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Marcel Béalu (30 October 1908 – 19 June 1993) was a writer and bookseller born in Selles-sur-Cher in the Loire Valley. He died in Paris in 1993.
Béalu was raised in impoverished circumstances in the town of Saumur, not far from his birthplace. Largely self-taught, he read the classics of French literature on his own initiative while working as a haberdasher in Montargis, a town on the canal that links the Loire and the Seine. His wife, Marguerite Kessel, encouraged him to read German literature as well. The grim and cerebral atmosphere of German Romantic literature would make itself felt in his style.

In 1937, Béalu met the poet Max Jacob, who gave him critical encouragement and advice.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 229 ratings · 45 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Impersonal Adventure by Marcel Béalu, George MacLennan (Translator) 3.59 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1954 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Experience of the Night by Marcel Béalu, Christine Donougher (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1945 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	خاطرات تاریکی: مبهم‌های کوتاه تاریک تلخ by Marcel Béalu, مسعود قارداش‌پور (Translator), ساعد مشکی (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1944 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La poésie érotique really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	vie en rêve it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les messagers clandestins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1956 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Water Spider by Marcel Béalu, Michael Bullock (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1948 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contes du demi-sommeil really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Razvratne muze by Marcel Béalu, Aleš Berger (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocarina by Marcel Béalu, Max Jacob (Illustrator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1953 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Oh, how I longed to burst through the doors and go walking through the streets, with my hands open, like weapons!”
― Marcel Béalu, The Experience of the Night

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“D'autres deuils assombrirent mon existence, rendant chaque fois un peu plus fausse la résonance de mes plaisirs, avant le jour où je pus entendre sa voix. Tiré trop tôt du sommeil pour vaquer à mes habitudes, je m'étais enfermé dans le débarras minuscule où s'entassent mille témoins extravagants de mon passé : objets divers auxquels seul le souvenir qu'ils évoquent saurait donner un nom.”
― Marcel Béalu, Les messagers clandestins

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“On ne saurait taxer d'irréalité ce qui m'arrive la nuit. Ce n'est pas des rêves : mon emploi du temps m'interdit tout sommeil, ma charge est de veiller sur les choses endormies. Sitôt enfuie la débandade écervelée du personnel diurne, et closes les portes, et tirés les lourds vantaux du soir, rien ne se meut dans l'ombre que n'enregistre immédiatement mon œil aux aguets.”
― Marcel Béalu, Les messagers clandestins

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