Francis Carco (1886–1958) was a French author, born at Nouméa, New Caledonia. He was a poet, belonging to the Fantaisiste school, a novelist, a dramatist, and art critic for L'Homme libre and Gil Blas. During World War I he became an aviation pilot at Étampes, after studying at the aviation school there. His works are picturesque, painting as they do the street life of Montmartre, and often being written in the argot of Paris. He has been called the "romancier des apaches." His memoir, The Last Bohemia: From Montmartre to the Latin Quarter, contains reminiscences of bohemian life in Paris during the early years of the 20th century.
He had an affair with the short story writer Katherine Mansfield in February 1915. The narrator Raoul Duquette of her story Je ne parle pas français (who has a cynical attitude to love and sex) is partly based on him, and her story An Indiscreet Journey is based on her journey through the war zone to spend four nights with Corporal Francis Carco near Gray. She saved as a memento of him a fake letter from "Julie Boiffard" asking her to visit (which is now held in the Turnbull Library). She also wrote a letter to her husband from Carco's Paris flat on 8/9 May 1915.Carco held the ninth seat at Académie Goncourt from 1937 to 1958. He is buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux. He was the author of:
Instincts (1911)
Jésus-la-Caille (novel, 1914)
Les Innocents (1917)
Au coin des rues (tales, 1918, 1922)
Les Malheurs de Fernande (sequel to Jésus-la-Caille, 1918)
Les Mystères de la Morgue ou les Fiancés du IVº arrondissement. Roman gai (1918)
L'Equipe (1919)
La Poésie (1919)
Maman Petitdoigt (1920)
Francis Carco, raconté par lui-meme (1921; in the collection Ceux dont on parle, edited by Marc Saunier and published by R. Chiberre)
Promenades pittoresques à Montmartre (1922)
L'homme traqué (1922; Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française)
Vérotchka l'Étrangère ou le Gout du malheur (1923)
Perversité (1925) (the English translation of this by Jean Rhys was mis-attributed to Ford Madox Ford under murky circumstances)
Le Roman de François Villon (1926), a heavily fictionalised biography of the 15th-century poet
Brumes (1935)
Panam, prose-poem of Paris Madam, (1922; Librairie Stock): "Of all the pleasures, it is those of the night that I prefer, when the street glitters in the fog and around the corner in a cul-de-sac glows the red light with the three letters of that magnetic word: Bal."
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Some of their strengths
Francis Carco has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Loyal, Energetic, Extroverted, Intelligent, Communicative, Intuitive, and Creative.
Intuitive and Imaginative
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Francis Carco is someone who is a highly intuitive, creative and imaginative person who is very loyal, caring and compassionate to others. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Francis Carco well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Productive and Perseverent
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Francis Carco as someone who is productive, persevering, deliberate, and direct.
A person who is creative, has good luck with work and money, good listening skills, good relationships with people at work, is a good teacher or counselor, and who is good at organizing groups, teams, or causes.
Justice-seeking and Insightful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Francis Carco is someone who tends to be intolerant of unfairness in life, and who has an uncanny ability to reveal the truth in any situation.
They are also someone who is active, giving, optimistic, and cheerful, and who possesses a charisma that attracts friends and admirers.
Traditional and Patient
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Francis Carco tends to be someone who is a patient person that is very emotional, has a very sharp memory, has an ability to understand people, and who tends to be traditional and frugal.
Some of Francis Carco's challenges
While Francis Carco has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Francis Carco can be Emotional, Stubborn, Standoffish, Arrogant, Status-seeking, Hypocritical, and Self-centered.
Emotional and Standoffish
One of Francis Carco's key challenges is that they are someone who can be emotional and standoffish.
Francis Carco must also exercise caution as they can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Possessive and Stubborn
Francis Carco is someone who can be possessive, jealous, inflexible, and stubborn, can have a habit of being a frivolous spender, and who can feel insecure or cynical in romantic relationships and have difficulty forming productive personal and professional partnerships.
Sensitive and Money-oriented
Finally, Francis Carco also can have mood swings, be overly sensititive, and be a bit rigid and materialistic.
