René Fallet (1927-83) was a writer and screenwriter born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (then Seine-et-Oise) and who died in Paris. However, his parents came from Allier, as did his wife: he married Michelle Dubois (Agathe Fallet) in 1956, and considered himself as an 'écrivain bourbonnais'. In 1964 he won the Prix Interallié for Paris au mois d'août, and from then on he devoted the rest of his life to literature, but also fishing, pétanque, and cycling, in fact pleasure. He died of a heart attack at the age of 55 and is buried in the cemetery at Thionne (pronounced 'thiune'). 'Les Pieds dans l'eau' médiathèque illustrates Fallet's life and work, and is quite fascinating.
On display, a number of things relating to René Fallet, such as a cassette recorder with cassette tapes mainly of jazz and classical music, packets of Française cigarettes, beer mats, etc.
Antoine Blondel's Monsieur Jadis, with a dedication to Fallet by the author.
Fallet's Les Pas perdus, with a note written to Voltaire Dauchy, the coiffeur to the Lido dancers. The novel is dedicated to Georges Brassens.
A note full of praise by Antoine Blondel for Fallet's Au beau rivage.
Les Pas perdus was dedicated to Brassens, although this is written to Voltaire Dauchy.
Along with several novels here, this one is addressed to Fallet's wife Agathe.
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