Gilbert Delahaye (19 March 1923 – 6 December 1997) was a Belgian author. He is best known for the Martine books, a series of illustrated children's stories he prepared with artist Marcel Marlier. In popular culture His book, Martine à la ferme, appears in the 2002 French film, L'Auberge espagnole. A principal character in the film (Audrey Tautou) states that she was named after Delahaye's Martine. External links Gilbert Delahaye at Service du Livre Luxembourgeois La farandole des animaux. Poésies et comptines at Decitre 1923 births 1997 deaths Belgian writers in French