Showing posts with label Le Havre (76). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Le Havre (76). Show all posts
11 April 2020

Nouba Hilselberger, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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The self-taught Nouba Hilselberger sculpted this model of a musician with musical instrument, which is at the résidence Atahualpa , rue S...
28 March 2020

Jules Tellier, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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Jules Tellier (1863-89) was a writer, poet and journalist born in Le Havre and died at the age of twenty-six in Toulouse. He spent many y...

Boîte à lire, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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The  Boîte à lire  in the Docks Vauban shopping centre, Le Havre. Anyone is allowed to either read a book in the centre or take it away, ...
16 March 2020

Casimir Delavigne, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843), born in Le Havre, poet and dramatist, outside the Palais de justice, Le Havre.

Berdardin de Saint Pierre, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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Berdardin de Saint Pierre's statue outside the Palais de Justice, Le Havre.

Nude, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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Just off the Boulevard Foch and in front of the Square Saint Roch, this superb sculpture is called L'Été   and is by the sculptor Ber...

Jules Durand in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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A tribute to the anarchist and trade unionist docker Jules Druand (1880-1926), of the 'quai de charbon', who was unjustly accuse...

Promenade Littéraire #20: Maylis de Kerangal, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#20, Maylis de Kerangal, L'Université. Kerangal grew up in Le Havre and her novel Réparer les vivants (2004) is set in Le Havre and ...

Promenade Littéraire #19: Émile Zola, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#19, Émile Zola (1840-1902), La Gare. The plot of Zola's  La Bête humaine (1890) is set in Le Havre station. His protagonist is rail...

Promenade Littéraire #18: The Docks, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#18, The Docks. The dock area is mentioned in several literary works dedicated to the union leader Jules Durand, probably most notably Bo...

Promenade Littéraire #17: Henry Miller, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#17, Henry Miller, Saint-François. In Miller's novel Tropic of Cancer (1934) the protagonist arrives at the station in Le Havre. He ...

Promenade Littéraire #16: Jean Dubuffet, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#16, Jean Dubuffet, Rue J-B  Eyriès. In Biographie au pas de course (2001) the painter and writer Dubuffet (1901-1985) mentions his chil...

Promenade Littéraire #15: Various Writers, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#15, Various writers, Lycée François 1 er . In Guignol's Band Céline mentions his grandfather Auguste Destouches, who was professor ...

Promenade Littéraire #14: Honoré de Balzac, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#14, Honoré de Balzac (1903-1976), La Côte d'Ingouville. Balzac set the action of his novel Modeste Mignon (1844) in this former com...

Promenade Littéraire #13: Raymond Queneau, Rue Casimir-Périer, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#13, Raymond Queneau (1903-1976), Rue Casimir-Périer. Queneau was born and grew up in Le Havre and his novel Un rude hiver (1939) is set...

Promenade Littéraire #12: Pascal Quignard, Hôtel de Ville, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#12, Pascal Quignard, Hôtel de Ville. Quignard spent part of his childhood in Le Havre, and has often mentioned the town in his writings ...

Promenade Littéraire #11: Michel Leiris, Place Perret, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#11, Michel Leiris (1901-1990), Le Havre bombardé. Leiris enjoyed going to Le Havre, and mentions it in several of his works. In L’Âge d’...

Promenade Littéraire #10: George Limbour, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#10, Georges Limbour (1900-1970), Bassin de Commerce. In his short story 'Le panorama' Limbour, writer and poet from Le Havre men...

Promenade Littéraire #9: Various Writers, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#9, various writers, Rue de Paris. This is one of the principal streets in Le Havre, and is mentioned by a number of writers, among them...

Promenade Littéraire #7: Stendhal, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime (76)

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#7 Stendhal, the former Tour François 1 er . Stendhal mentions this in Mémoires d'un touriste . His character contemplates the town f...