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René Guillot

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Born January 24, 1900
Died March 26, 1969 (69 years old)
Courcoury, France
16 books
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12 readers

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French writer of children's books who lived, worked and travelled in French West Africa. He won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1964.

Books

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Rex and Mistigri

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Separated from their owner when she is taken to the hospital, a performing Alsatian and his cat friend can't forget their mistress even though they are adopted by a kind little girl.

Fodai and the leopard-men

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While visiting his father on an African game reserve, a young French boy makes friends with a young native who seems to be under the power of the witch doctor.

The champion of Olympia

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A brave and brawny Galatian boy, son of a noble warrior, endures enslavement by the Greeks until he triumphs in the Olympic chariot races--then flees for life and freedom.

Fonabio and the lion

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The wonderful story of an astonishing friendship: that of Fonabio, a young boy from black Africa, sensitive and generous, and of Naba, an orphaned lion cub. The village where Fonabio shares the hut of the sorcerer Tiemoko is calm and peaceful; only the buffalo, elephant and panther hunts marked in the course of time. And then there is Marlow, the planter, whose powerful personality excites the child who devotes a true cult to him. With Naba and the white man, how beautiful life could be! ... But in the bush as elsewhere, fate ties its net of contradictions and trials. One day, in dramatic circumstances, Fonabio, his heart torn between his two friendships, one day Fonabio will have to choose.

Fofana

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A French school-boy, Jean Luc, and an African bush country native, Fofana, become close friends. This is the story of their lives and friendship.

The castle of the crested bird

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To alleviate the grief of their queen for her lost son, devoted servants try to substitute a little girl in his place.

Little dog lost

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A Welsh corgi raised by a fox leads two lives--one as a little girl's pet and the other as a free-roving creature of the woods.