René Guillot

René Guillot (* 1900 in Courcoury, Charente -Maritime, † 1969) was a French traveler Africa and YA author.

After studying natural sciences, he went as a teacher to Senegal. Over 20 years he spent in Africa and traveled throughout the continent. From this time the materials for many of his books come youth.

He has won several awards and received the 1964 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his oeuvre. For Grisha and his bear, he was in 1958 with the World Children's Book Prize ( Prix Enfance du Monde ).

Works

  • Agbasso
  • Anne and the wildcat
  • The great land of elephants
  • The Girl of the Lobi
  • The mystery of the Belle -Aude
  • The white wild horse
  • The Jungle Prince
  • The stranger from the port
  • The chief with the gold mask
  • The Lord of the Elephants
  • The Prince of the Blue Mountains
  • The treasure in ivory swamp
  • The message of the drums
  • The elephants of Sargabal
  • The source in the bush
  • The journey in the balloon
  • The Knight of the Wind
  • The Black Eagle
  • Three girls and a mystery
  • A castle in Spain
  • Fode Koro
  • Fonabio and the Lion
  • Grishka great adventure
  • Grischka and Ajoki
  • Grischka and the wolves
  • Grisha and his bear
  • Heart of the Wild: Pet Stories
  • In the sands of Ras el Gua
  • Inuk of sled dog
  • My friend Ajax
  • Mokokambo
  • Nicolette and the mill
  • Pascal and the lioness
  • Red Kid from Arizona
  • Rex and Mistigri
  • Ricardo and the horses
  • Red wood of Botokro
  • Sama, Elephant Prince
  • Sirga the lioness (1993 under the title Sirga - filmed The lioness )
  • Tipiti, the robin
  • Ule, the lion guardian
  • Waldmärchen
  • Space - Exploration - Conquest

Awards

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