Pons, Maurice
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1925-2016) French author several of whose works are fantasy, like Rosa (1967; trans Richard Howard 1972); of sf interest is Les Saisons [for subtitle see Checklist] (1965; trans Frances Frenaye as The Seasons of the Ram 1977), set in a mountainous part of Europe which houses a Dystopia. [JC]
Maurice Pons
born Strasbourg, France: 14 September 1925
died Moulin d'Andé, France: 8 June 2016
works
- Les Saisons (Paris: Julliard, 1965) [binding unknown/]
- The Seasons of the Ram (New York: St Martin's Press, 1977) [trans by Frances Frenaye of the above: hb/]
- Rosa: Chronique fidèle des événements survenus au siècle dernier dans la principauté de Wasquelham, comprenant des révélations sur l'étrange pouvoir d'une certaine Rosa qui faisait à son insu le bonheur des plus malheureux des hommes (Paris: Éditions Denoël, 1967) [pb/]
- Rosa: A Faithful Chronicle of the Events Which Occurred During the Last Century in the Principality of Waskelham, Including Revelations as to the Strange Power of One Rosa Who Unknown to Herself Made Happy the Most Miserable of Men (New York: The Dial Press, 1972) [trans by Richard Howard of the above: hb/]
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