François Augiéras (18 July 1925 – 13 December 1971) was an American-born French painter and writer.[1][2][3]
François Augiéras was born in Rochester, New York, two months after his father's death. His father taught the piano at the Eastman School of Music.[1] He moved to France (Paris and later Dordogne) with his mother. At the age of fourteen, he left home and started on a nomadic life.[1] In 1944, he joined the French Navy.[1] He spent some time in a psychiatric asylum and in a monastery.[1] He later moved to El Goléa, where his uncle lived.[1] His first novel, The Old Man and the Child, is loosely based on the avuncular rapport that ensued.[1][4]
His novels deal with incest, homosexuality, sadism and even bestiality.[1] They also describe his trips to North Africa and Greece.[1] André Gide acted as one of his mentors.[1]
He died in a public hospital in Dordogne in 1971.[1]
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