François Augiéras (18 July 1925 – 13 December 1971) was an American-born French painter and writer. [1] [2] [3]
François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, two months after his father's death. His father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music. [1] He moved to France (Paris and later Dordogne) with his mother. At the age of fourteen, he left home and started on a nomadic life. [1] In 1944, he joined the French Navy. [1] He spent some time in a psychiatric asylum and in a monastery. [1] He later moved to El Goléa, where his uncle lived. [1] His first novel, The Old Man and the Child, is loosely based on the avuncular rapport that ensued. [1] [4]
His novels deal with incest, homosexuality, sadism and even bestiality. [1] They also describe his trips to North Africa and Greece. [1] André Gide acted as one of his mentors. [1]
He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971. [1]
François Augiéras (18 July 1925 – 13 December 1971) was an American-born French painter and writer. [1] [2] [3]
François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, two months after his father's death. His father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music. [1] He moved to France (Paris and later Dordogne) with his mother. At the age of fourteen, he left home and started on a nomadic life. [1] In 1944, he joined the French Navy. [1] He spent some time in a psychiatric asylum and in a monastery. [1] He later moved to El Goléa, where his uncle lived. [1] His first novel, The Old Man and the Child, is loosely based on the avuncular rapport that ensued. [1] [4]
His novels deal with incest, homosexuality, sadism and even bestiality. [1] They also describe his trips to North Africa and Greece. [1] André Gide acted as one of his mentors. [1]
He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971. [1]