Alphonse Boudard(1925-2000)
- Writer
- Actor
At first he was an apprentice in an iron casting works. During the
Occupation, he joined the underground movement to fight against the
nazi invaders. However he worked illegally making counterfeit money,
and became an expert in safebreaking using a blowlamp. This "activity"
lead to his imprisonment (1945-1949 and 1957-1961). During his time in
jail, he still had an allegiance with the underworld and their way of
talking. "La Métamorphose des Cloportes" (1962) which describes
convicts and gangsters, reveals his great talent. He also wrote about
30 novels, winning the Renaudot Prize in 1977 for "Les combattants du
petit bonheur" and the French Academy Prize in 1995 for "Mourir
d'enfance".
