Ernest Pérochon

Born in Courlay, in the Deux-Sèvres region of France, Ernest Pérochon became known for stories rooted in country life and ordinary people. Reliable biographical sources agree that he was born in 1885, worked first as a teacher, and gained national attention when he received the Prix Goncourt in 1920 for Nêne.

After that success, he left teaching and devoted himself more fully to writing. Accounts of his career describe him as a notably versatile author: alongside realist novels, he also published poetry, children’s literature, and at least some work that moved into science-fiction territory.

He died in Niort in 1942. Today, he is remembered both as a major regional voice in French literature and as a writer whose books captured the texture of rural life with sympathy and clarity.