Georges Govy

Georges Govy (1913 in Yevpatoria, Crimea – 18 January 1975 in Paris) was a French writer, journalist, and winner of the 1955 Prix Renaudot.

Life His father was a famous painter, died during the Russian Revolution. He was a seaman, and settled in Paris. He was a foreign correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, and became friends with André Malraux. He was a volunteer during World War II. In 1942, he joined the Mouvement de la jeunesse sioniste MJS (Zionist youth movement), in Grenoble, led by Toto Giniewski.

Works Sang russe Ed. du Seuil, 1946, OCLC 490044370 Le Moissonneur d'épines, La Table ronde. 1955 OCLC 59766686, Prix Renaudot. Sang d'Espagne, A. Fayard, 1958, OCLC 419948108 Madonna ohne Wunder : Erzählungen Berlin : Verl. Volk u. Welt, 1963, OCLC 250864723 Les jours maigres Ed. du Seuil, OCLC 369693724

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