Julien Green
Julien Green
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Julien Green was born John Thomas Julian Richey on September 6, 1900, in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He adopted the name Julien Green at a young age.
Birth and Death Dates
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September 6, 1900 - August 13, 1998
Nationality and Profession(s)
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American novelist, playwright, and critic of French descent. His work is often associated with the Lost Generation, a group of expatriate American writers who settled in France after World War I.
Early Life and Background
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Green's early life was marked by tragedy when his mother died shortly after giving birth to him. He was raised by his father, who later moved the family to Paris. Green developed a passion for writing at an early age and began publishing short stories and articles in various magazines while still a teenager.
Major Accomplishments
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Green's novels often explored themes of spirituality, morality, and human relationships. Some of his notable works include:
The Dark Journey (1932), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1934.
The Light of the Season (1953)
Incense at Midnight (1960)Notable Works or Actions
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In addition to his novels, Green was also a prolific playwright and critic. His plays were often performed in Parisian theaters, and he wrote reviews for various French newspapers.
Green's most famous work is probably *The Dark Journey, which tells the story of a young American man struggling with his faith after witnessing a tragic accident. The novel explores themes of morality, spirituality, and human relationships.
Impact and Legacy
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Green's impact on modern literature cannot be overstated. His exploration of complex themes and characters helped pave the way for later writers to tackle similar subjects in their work. He was also an influential critic and playwright, contributing to the development of French literary culture in the 20th century.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Green's legacy is due in part to his insightful writings on spirituality and morality. His exploration of complex themes continues to resonate with readers today.
Quotes by Julien Green
Within ourselves is not very far and yet it is so far that one’s whole life is not always long enough to get there.
A child’s fear is a world whose dark corners are quite unknown to grownup people; it has its sky and its abysses, a sky without stars, abysses into which no light can ever penetrate.
A child's fear is a world whose dark corners are quite unknown to grownup people; it has its sky and its abysses, a sky without stars, abysses into which no light can ever penetrate.
You cannot imagine at all how much you interest God; He is interested in you as if there were no one else on earth.
Our life is a book that writes itself and whose principal themes sometimes escape us. We are like characters in a novel who do not always understand what the author wants of them.
Let us hope that good authors who are bad Christians will find salvation through the books they write.