Faubourg-Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Max Aub
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Max Aub Marker
Dans cet immeuble est né le 2 juin 1903
Max Aub
Écrivain espagnol,romancier,
auteur dramatique, essayiste.
En 1942, après plusieurs séjours
dans les camps d'internement
du Vernet d'Ariège et de Djelfa,
il s'exila au Mexique où il mourut
le 22 juillet 1972.
In this building on June 2, 1903 was born Max Aub - Spanish writer, novelist, playwright, and essayist. In 1942, after several stays in internment camps at Vernet d’Ariège and Djelfa, he went into exile in Mexico where he died on July 22, 1972.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1903.
Location. 48° 52.468′ N, 2° 20.793′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Faubourg-Montmartre. Marker is on Cité de Trévise, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Cité de Trévise, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Eugène Sartory (here, next to this marker); Anatole de la Forge
this page online
Also see . . . Max Aub (Wikipedia).
Overview: Max Aub Mohrenwitz (June 2, 1903, Paris – July 22, 1972 Mexico City) was a Mexican-Spanish experimentalist novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic. In 1965 he founded the literary periodical Los Sesenta(the Sixties), with editors that included the poets Jorge Guillén and Rafael Alberti.(Submitted on January 26, 2024.)
Spanish Civil War: During the Spanish Civil War, the Republican government posted him to Paris as a cultural attaché. In 1937, he was responsible for placing Picasso's "Guernica" on display at the International Exposition, and took part in the organisation of the Second Congress of Anti-Fascists Writers. After that, Aub returned to Spain and on August1937 he was nominated general secretary of the Consejo Central de Teatro. In 1938 he worked in André Malraux's film L'espoir and wrote its screenplay.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 20232. Max Aub Marker - wide viewThe subject marker is the upper of the two markers visible here.
Exile: In February 1939 Aub left Spain with André Malraux and the film crew of L'espoir. By 1940, the Spanish State had come to consider him a serious opponent, and in March 1940 he was denounced to the new Vichy government of France as a militant communist and a "German-Jew", and therefore a possible spy or traitor. He was imprisoned for a year in Camp Vernet, then deported to the forced labor camp of Djelfa in Algeria. In 1942, with the help of a guard, he escaped. His escape was facilitated by Don Gilberto Bosques the Mexican Consul-General in France.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
3. Max Aub Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 62 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
