Albert Touchard

Albert Camille Touchard (Paris 7 February 1876 - date of death unknown, but between 1935 and 1945) was a French author. He is best remembered as author of La Guêpe (1934) which won Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1935.[1]

References

Books Abroad Roy Temple House, Ernst Erich Noth - 1936- Volume 10 - Page 69 "Albert Touchard. La Guepe. Prix du Roman de l'Academie francaise ... The wasp refers to the many little ways whereby the Germans express their hostility to the French or spy upon Bernier's actions. The novel concludes: '"On peut mourir d'un accident banal, d'une emotion legere, d'un rien: On peut mourir d'une piqure de guepe!" Bernier suffers from the heavy sadness of the rains in the German hills and longs for the freshness of the sea ...

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[1] Books Abroad Roy Temple House, Ernst Erich Noth - 1936- Volume 10 - Page 69 "Albert Touchard. La Guepe. Prix du Roman de l'Academie francaise ... The wasp refers to the many little ways whereby the Germans express their hostility to the French or spy upon Bernier's actions. The novel concludes: '"On peut mourir d'un accident banal, d'une emotion legere, d'un rien: On peut mourir d'une piqure de guepe!" Bernier suffers from the heavy sadness of the rains in the German hills and longs for the freshness of the sea ...