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Robert Brasillach was a French author and journalist who supported fascism and collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II. He was executed by firing squad in 1945 for his political and literary crimes.
Robert Brasillach (1909-1945) est un écrivain, critique de cinéma et journaliste français, condamné et fusillé pour collaboration avec l'ennemi. Il a été formé à l'Action française, puis s'est rapproché du fascisme et de Je suis partout sous l'Occupation.
- 31 mars 1909Perpignan
- Cimetière de Charonne
Jan 20, 2020 · Robert Brasillach, thirty-five-year-old French poet and author, was condemned to death by the Special Court of Justice in Paris yesterday for treason and intelligence with the enemy.
Alice Kaplan's book recounts the 1945 trial and execution of Robert Brasillach, a French writer and collaborator with the Nazis. It depicts the contrast between the liberated Paris, the cold weather, the press corps, and the jury in the Palais de Justice.
May 15, 2000 · They swirled even more vividly around Robert Brasillach, a gifted, prolific man of letters novelist, poet, playwright in Paris during the 1940-44 Nazi Occupation.
Alice Kaplan's book examines the life and execution of Robert Brasillach, a French writer and fascist editor who was convicted of treason in 1945. It explores the ethical and historical issues of his crime, punishment, and legacy.
On February 6, 1945, Robert Brasillach was executed for treason by a French firing squad. He was a writer of some distinction—a prolific novelist and a keen literary critic.
