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'''Pierre Henri Cami''' (1884–1958) was a [[France|French]] humorist.
'''Pierre Henri Cami''' (20 June 1884 – 3 November 1958) was a French [[humorist]].


== Works==
"Though blissfully ignored for most of his life by the
* ''Les Amours de Mathusalem'', 1925
English-speaking public, Cami (Pierre Henri) remained
* ''Vendetta ! ou Une aventure corsée''. éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1926, 248
for four full decades one of France’s most prolific,
* ''Cami-Voyageur ou Mes aventures en Amérique'', coll. Les Auteurs gais, éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1927, 242
and acclaimed, comic authors. Hailed by his idol and
* ''Les Mémoires de Dieu le père'', 1930 <ref>[http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/cache/4430404603845/I0004751-70Alt=003064Lar=001974LargOri=003948AltOri=006127.JPG Jornal "Folha Mineira" (MG), 27 de maio de 1957]</ref>
admirer Charlie Chaplin as “the greatest humorist in the
* ''Pssitt et Pchutt dans le cirque de la vie (entrées camiques)'', 1932
world,” Cami was somewhat willfully omitted by André
* ''L'Œuf à voiles'', 1934
Breton from his Anthologie de l’Humour Noir—no doubt
* ''Quand j'étais jeune fille…, mémoires d'un gendarme''. éd. [[Baudinière]], Paris, 1937, 320
on account of his huge popular success—but admired
* ''Le Voyage inouï de monsieur Rikiki'', 1938
by other Surrealists. Between 1910, when he founded
* ''Album de Roussignoulet'', impr. de Lescher-Moutoué, Pau, 1941, 16
Le Petit Corbillard Illustrè, the “humorous organ of the
* ''Les Nouveaux Paysans'', 1943 (?)
corporation of undertakers,” and his death in 1958,
* ''Détective à moteur : L'Énigme des cinq pavillons'', 1945
Cami published well over forty volumes of minidramas
* ''Un beau jour de printemps'', 1946
and comic novels—notably The Memoirs of God-the-
* ''Détective à moteur (Krik-robot) : Les Kidnappés du panthéon'', éd. P. Dupont, Paris, 1947
Father, The Adventures of Loufock-Holmes, The Son of
* ''Sans-un au purgatoire ou Après le jugement dernier'', 1948
the Three Musketeers, and the travels of his perhaps most
* ''Le Poilu aux mille trucs et autres nouvelles et drames comiques'', Grande Collection nationale No. 66, éd. F. Rouff, Paris, 36
famous creation, Monsieur Rikiki and the Rikiki family—

as well as countless songs, strip cartoons, screenplays
=== Novels ===
and even operettas. Many of these he also illustrated.
* ''Les Amours de Mathusalem'', coll. Les Auteurs gais, éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1925, 284
But Cami was best known for his “dramatic fantasies,”
* ''Le Jugement dernier, roman prématuré'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1928, 320
written mostly for La Vie Drôle, the humorous column
* ''Le Scaphandrier de la Tour Eiffel'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1929, 320
published weekly by Le Journal, where he had stepped,
* ''Le Fils des Trois Mousquetaires, roman héroï-camique'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1929, 232
somewhat belatedly, into the shoes of that column's
* ''Christophe Colomb ou La Véritable Découverte de l'Amérique, roman sonore'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1931, 288
immortal co-founder, Alphonse Allais. Self-styled
* ''Les Amants de l'entre-ciel'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1933, 351
microdramas of everyday life, of legend, of history
* ''Les Chevaliers du gai, roman de jaquette et d'épée'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1935, 286
(and even of geography), of true (and false) romance,
* ''Les Nouveaux paysans'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1943, 251
and more often than not of volupté, these screwball
* ''La Ceinture de dame Alix, roman à clé'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1946, 224
can sneze a whole universe out
* ''Je ferai cocu le percepteur, roman fiscal et passionnel'', éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1949, 253
sideways to the Marx Brothers and forward to, in
England, the Goons and, in France, to the Theatre
of the Absurd." —John Crombie (Introduction to '''A Cami Sampler''')


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430150326/http://blackscatbooks.com/absurdist-texts-documents-series/ ''A Sampler'' par Cami : ''English translation by John Crombie'' (2013)]

* '''A CAMI SAMPLER'''. Translated from the French by John Crombie. Publisher: Black Scat Books. A collection of Cami's comic microdramas, plus a selection of his drawings.[REF: publication date: Jan., 2013; www.blackscatbooks.com]
*Doug Skinner's translation of Cami's '''The Man in the Iron Mask'''. http://ullagegroup.com/2008/12/13/pierre-cami/#more-322


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Latest revision as of 18:38, 5 July 2024

Pierre Henri Cami
Born20 June 1884 (1884-06-20)
Frankreich
Died1958 (aged 73–74)
OccupationHumorist

Pierre Henri Cami (20 June 1884 – 3 November 1958) was a French humorist.

Works

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  • Les Amours de Mathusalem, 1925
  • Vendetta ! ou Une aventure corsée. éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1926, 248
  • Cami-Voyageur ou Mes aventures en Amérique, coll. Les Auteurs gais, éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1927, 242
  • Les Mémoires de Dieu le père, 1930 [1]
  • Pssitt et Pchutt dans le cirque de la vie (entrées camiques), 1932
  • L'Œuf à voiles, 1934
  • Quand j'étais jeune fille…, mémoires d'un gendarme. éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1937, 320
  • Le Voyage inouï de monsieur Rikiki, 1938
  • Album de Roussignoulet, impr. de Lescher-Moutoué, Pau, 1941, 16
  • Les Nouveaux Paysans, 1943 (?)
  • Détective à moteur : L'Énigme des cinq pavillons, 1945
  • Un beau jour de printemps, 1946
  • Détective à moteur (Krik-robot) : Les Kidnappés du panthéon, éd. P. Dupont, Paris, 1947
  • Sans-un au purgatoire ou Après le jugement dernier, 1948
  • Le Poilu aux mille trucs et autres nouvelles et drames comiques, Grande Collection nationale No. 66, éd. F. Rouff, Paris, 36

Novels

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  • Les Amours de Mathusalem, coll. Les Auteurs gais, éd. E. Flammarion, Paris, 1925, 284
  • Le Jugement dernier, roman prématuré, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1928, 320
  • Le Scaphandrier de la Tour Eiffel, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1929, 320
  • Le Fils des Trois Mousquetaires, roman héroï-camique, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1929, 232
  • Christophe Colomb ou La Véritable Découverte de l'Amérique, roman sonore, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1931, 288
  • Les Amants de l'entre-ciel, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1933, 351
  • Les Chevaliers du gai, roman de jaquette et d'épée, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1935, 286
  • Les Nouveaux paysans, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1943, 251
  • La Ceinture de dame Alix, roman à clé, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1946, 224
  • Je ferai cocu le percepteur, roman fiscal et passionnel, éd. Baudinière, Paris, 1949, 253

References

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  1. ^ Jornal "Folha Mineira" (MG), 27 de maio de 1957


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