Georges Govy (born 1913 Yevpatoria, Crimea, died 18 January 1975 Paris) was a French writer, journalist, and winner of the 1955 Prix Renaudot. Life His father was a famous painter, died during the Russian Revolution. He was a seaman, and settled in Paris. He was a foreign correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, and became friends with André Malraux. He was a volunteer during World War II. In 1942, he joined the Mouvement de la jeunesse sioniste MJS (Zionist youth movement), in Grenoble, led by Toto Giniewski. Works Sang russe Ed. du Seuil, 1946, OCLC 490044370 Le Moissonneur d'épines, La Table ronde. 1955 OCLC 59766686, Prix Renaudot. Sang d'Espagne, A. Fayard, 1958, OCLC 419948108 Madonna ohne Wunder : Erzählungen Berlin : Verl. Volk u. Welt, 1963, OCLC 250864723 Les jours maigres Ed. du Seuil, OCLC 369693724 References External links http://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0143057&wwwflag=1&imagepos=7&screenwidth=1003 Prix Renaudot winners People from Yevpatoria Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France French male non-fiction writers 1913 births 1975 deaths 20th-century French journalists 20th-century French male writers