Francis Lacassin
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| - | {{Template}}'''Francis Lacassin''' est un essayiste, spécialiste des [[Popular culture|cultures populaires]]. Il a entre autres fait partie du petit groupe qui a offert à la [[comic book|bande dessinée]] sa reconnaissance et il est l'inventeur de la formule "9e art". Il a réalisé et préfacé les éditions de référence d'un grand nombre d'auteurs ou de séries, notamment aux [[Éditions Robert Laffont]], collection Bouquins : [[Eugène Sue]], [[Gustave Lerouge]], [[Maurice Leblanc]], [[Fantômas]], [[Lovecraft]], etc. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | '''Francis Lacassin''', ([[November 18]] [[1931]] in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle (Gard), [[France]] - [[August 12]], [[2008]], [[Paris]]), was a French journalist, publisher, writer, screenwriter and essayist. | ||
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| + | From [[1964]] onwards he contributed to the literary magazine ''[[Bizarre (revue)|Bizarre]]'', published by [[Jean-Jacques Pauvert]]. He wrote on [[fantastic literature]] and [[detective fiction]] for ''[[Le Magazine Littéraire|Magazine Littéraire]]'', and contributed to [[L'Express (France)|l'Express]] and [[Le Point|Point]]. | ||
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| + | He was also the literary advisor for [[Christian Bourgois]]'s [[10/18]] series. <br/> | ||
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| + | Connoisseur of [[popular culture]], he was instrumental in giving [[comic books]] (already more respectfully known as ''[[bandes dessinées]]'' in France), its respectability as [[The Ninth Art|the ninth art]] and was a contributor to the film magazine [[Midi Minuit Fantastique]] and a co-screenwriter to [[Franju]]'s ''[[Judex (1963 film)|Judex]]''. | ||
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| + | He prepared and [[preface]]d many reference works, author profiles and thematic series, most notably at [[Éditions Robert Laffont]] where he supervised the series « Bouquins » since 1982 including [[Eugène Sue]], [[Gustave Le Rouge]], [[Maurice Leblanc]], [[Fantômas]], [[Lovecraft]] and [[Jack London]]. | ||
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| + | He was nicknamed the "man of a thousand prefaces". | ||
| == Quelques ouvrages == | == Quelques ouvrages == | ||
| + | * ''Sur les chemins qui marchent'' (mémoires de l'auteur), éd. du Rocher, 2006 | ||
| * ''[[Tarzan]] ou le Chevalier crispé'', [[10/18]]. L'ouvrage comprend en annexe un lexique de la [[langue grand-singe]]. | * ''[[Tarzan]] ou le Chevalier crispé'', [[10/18]]. L'ouvrage comprend en annexe un lexique de la [[langue grand-singe]]. | ||
| - | * ''Pour un neuvième art : la bande dessinée'' | + | * ''[[Pour un neuvième art : la bande dessinée]]'' |
| * ''Pour Une Contre Histoire Du Cinéma'' | * ''Pour Une Contre Histoire Du Cinéma'' | ||
| * ''Sous le masque de [[Léo Malet]] : [[Nestor Burma]]'' (éd. [[Encrage (éditions)|Encrage]]) | * ''Sous le masque de [[Léo Malet]] : [[Nestor Burma]]'' (éd. [[Encrage (éditions)|Encrage]]) | ||
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| * ''Louis Feuillade, Anthologie du cinéma'', 1966 | * ''Louis Feuillade, Anthologie du cinéma'', 1966 | ||
| *'' La société des cinéromans (1918-1930)'' | *'' La société des cinéromans (1918-1930)'' | ||
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| + | == Articles connexes == | ||
| + | * [[Famille-sans-nom#Le_critique F. Lacassin|Critique du livre "Famille-sans-nom" par F. Lacassin]] (livre de [[Jules Verne]]) | ||
| + | * [[Les Naufragés du « Jonathan »#La préface de Francis Lacassin|Préface du livre "Les Naufragés du « Jonathan »" par F. Lacassin]], livre de Jules Verne, adapté par son fils, [[Michel Verne]] | ||
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Francis Lacassin, (November 18 1931 in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle (Gard), France - August 12, 2008, Paris), was a French journalist, publisher, writer, screenwriter and essayist.
From 1964 onwards he contributed to the literary magazine Bizarre, published by Jean-Jacques Pauvert. He wrote on fantastic literature and detective fiction for Magazine Littéraire, and contributed to l'Express and Point.
He was also the literary advisor for Christian Bourgois's 10/18 series.
Connoisseur of popular culture, he was instrumental in giving comic books (already more respectfully known as bandes dessinées in France), its respectability as the ninth art and was a contributor to the film magazine Midi Minuit Fantastique and a co-screenwriter to Franju's Judex.
He prepared and prefaced many reference works, author profiles and thematic series, most notably at Éditions Robert Laffont where he supervised the series « Bouquins » since 1982 including Eugène Sue, Gustave Le Rouge, Maurice Leblanc, Fantômas, Lovecraft and Jack London.
He was nicknamed the "man of a thousand prefaces".
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Quelques ouvrages
- Sur les chemins qui marchent (mémoires de l'auteur), éd. du Rocher, 2006
- Tarzan ou le Chevalier crispé, 10/18. L'ouvrage comprend en annexe un lexique de la langue grand-singe.
- Pour un neuvième art : la bande dessinée
- Pour Une Contre Histoire Du Cinéma
- Sous le masque de Léo Malet : Nestor Burma (éd. Encrage)
- Alfred Machin : de la jungle à l'écran, Paris, Dreamland, 2001, 223 p.
- Louis Feuillade, Anthologie du cinéma, 1966
- La société des cinéromans (1918-1930)
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Articles connexes
- Critique du livre "Famille-sans-nom" par F. Lacassin (livre de Jules Verne)
- Préface du livre "Les Naufragés du « Jonathan »" par F. Lacassin, livre de Jules Verne, adapté par son fils, Michel Verne
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