The Notebooks of Captain Georges

1966 novel by Jean Renoir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Notebooks of Captain Georges: Memories of Love and Warfare 1894–1945 (French: Les Cahiers du Capitaine Georges. Souvenirs d'amour et de guerre, 1894–1945) is a 1966 novel by the French writer Jean Renoir. It follows the life, especially lovelife, of an upper-class Frenchman who serves in the First and Second World Wars.[1][2]

OriginaltitleLes Cahiers du Capitaine Georges
LanguageFrench
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The Notebooks of Captain Georges
AuthorJean Renoir
Original titleLes Cahiers du Capitaine Georges
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date23 February 1966
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
19 October 1966
Pages328
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Renoir had been a famous film director and screenwriter since the 1920s. The Notebooks of Captain Georges was the first of four novels he wrote when he was unable to get funding or in too poor health to direct films.[3]

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