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Informationen zum Autor François Augérias was born in 1925 in Rochester, New York. His father was French; a pianist, his mother a Polish émigrée. After his father died he returned to Paris, but spent his adolesence in Périgord, which was to be his refuge during a life of restless wandering. In 1945 he went to Algiers for a year, living with his reclusive uncle, a retired colonel, and in a Trappist monastery. This, and time spent with the monks of Athos, were profound influences on both his writing and his painting, often likened to modern icons. André Gide, who knew him, described his writing as a bizarre delight. Augérias died in a hospice at Domme in 1971 aged forty-six. François Augérias was born in 1925 in Rochester, New York. His father was French; a pianist, his mother a Polish émigrée. After his father died he returned to Paris, but spent his adolesence in Périgord, which was to be his refuge during a life of restless wandering. In 1945 he went to Algiers for a year, living with his reclusive uncle, a retired colonel, and in a Trappist monastery. This, and time spent with the monks of Athos, were profound influences on both his writing and his painting, often likened to modern icons. André Gide, who knew him, described his writing as a bizarre delight. Augérias died in a hospice at Domme in 1971 aged forty-six. Klappentext Journey of the Dead began as a diary in the Fifties when Francois Augieras was a shepherd in the Sahara. Written as an autobiographical narrative! the narrator makes no secret of the pleasure he derives from his illicit encounters! or his repudiation of conventional morality. Even more striking however! is the poetic lyricism of Augieras's writing The first English translation of this scandalous French cult classic Zusammenfassung Journey of the Dead began as a diary in the Fifties when François Augiéras was a shepherd in the Sahara. Written as an autobiographical narrative! Augiéras's narrator makes no secret of his love for boys and his penchant for girls and animals. But Journey of the Dead is not a confession of guilt! it is a revolt against the the vulgarity of Europe and its moral barriers. In 1953! Marguerite Yourcenar wrote of Augerias's work: 'These pages will obviously shock many readers (and not without reason) ... they seem clean! and in a sense noble! because serious when compared to the superficiality or meanness one now hears.' Augerias's life! just as in his work! consistently sought a way of living which was at once primitive and very much ahead of its time. ...
