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Philippe Morvan

Philippe Morvan, alias Samuel Gance, is a French writer who lives in Reunion Island and South Africa.

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Philippe Morvan
Philippe Morvan in South Africa
Philippe Morvan in South Africa
Born (1962-11-10) November 10, 1962
Pen nameSamuel Gance
Occupationhospital pharmacist, novelist
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
Notable worksOurs (2018)

Philippe Morvan, alias Samuel Gance (born November 10, 1962 in Clermont-Ferrand), is a French writer who lives in Reunion Island and South Africa. 1

Career

Originally from Auvergne, son of Yves Morvan, 2 he first published a work for the Bibliothèque Verte Collection in Hachette Editions in 1981. 34 He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Clermont-Ferrand 5 and went to work in Italy then at Réunion in 19906 as a hospital pharmacist.7 He gives up writing until 2013, then he releases a first novel under the pseudonym of Samuel Gance. In 2018 he was noticed by Caroline Lépée, the publisher of Guillaume Musso, 89 and published under his real name a first novel with Calmann-Lévy editions, entitled Ours (Bear).10 a story inspired by the life of one of his ancestors, Anton Docher, adventurer, missionary and friend of the Indians.11 He lives part of the year in Marloth Park in South Africa,12 where he wrote the novel Les fils du Ciel (The Sons of Heaven) in 2021 which tells the story of a young half-breed enlisted in the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer wars of the 19th century.1314151617

Novels

Under the name of Philippe Morvan

Under the name of Samuel Gance

Bibliography

Bibliography

References

References

  1. Le Quotidien de La Réunion, La terre promise n’existe pas, Stéphanie Buttard, 29 mars 2021
  2. Centre France, Les fils du ciel, Pascale Fauriaux, 9 avril 2021.
  3. La Montagne, Père auvergnat et indien Tiwa, Sophie Leclanché, 21 juin 2013.
  4. Nature writing, "Ours" de Philippe Morvan, Frédéric Combe, ChArc magazine n°57, janvier 2019, p.92-93
  5. Le Populaire du Centre, Sur les traces d'un aïeul indien de cœur, Hélène Pommier, 01 septembre 2013.[1]
  6. Journal de l'île de La Réunion, Marine Dusigne, « Les fils du ciel » de Philippe Morvan, journal du 21 et 22 mars 2021
  7. France Inter, le 5-7 de Mathilde Munos [2]
  8. Voir sur livreshebdo.fr.
  9. Voir sur lexpress.fr
  10. Nous deux magazine 20-26 april 2021, Au cœur de la destinée, p.5[3]
  11. Le Quotidien de la Réunion, Un Ours à plume(s), Stéphanie Buttard, 18 novembre 2018
  12. Le Quotidien de la Réunion,La terre promise n’existe pas, Stéphanie Buttard, 29 mars 2021
  13. Femme Actuelle, june 2021, Sangs mêlés, p.95
  14. "Les Mots, Des Livres !" du 10 avril 2021, Laurence Ducournau, idFM Radio Enghien
  15. Mémento (magazine) n° 503, april 2021
  16. Les Affiches d'Alsace et de Lorraine - Les Affiches Moniteur, n°21, 12 march 2021, literary chronicle of Geneviève Senger
  17. La Nouvelle République[4]
  18. Antenne Réunion, Parlons de vous, Philippe Morvan[5]
  19. Le Mauricien, Un Ours au soleil, déc 2018
  20. Livres Hebdo[6]
  21. La Réunion des Livres [7]
  22. Les Ultramarins, Le Grand Prix du Roman Métis dévoile ses finalistes 2021 [8]
  23. zinfos974, rentrée littéraire : l’envol du papangue, un roman noir de Philippe Morvan[9]
  24. Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Settlers of the American West: The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers, 2015, p. 49