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Feuille D'or De La Ville De Nancy
The Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy is a literary award, awarded on the occasion of the at Nancy. It rewards a Lorraine author or whose work concerns Lorraine. List of laureates * 2016: Hélène Gestern, ''L'Odeur de la forêt'', Arléa * 2015: Carole Martinez, ''La terre qui penche'', Gallimard * 2014: Benoît Duteurtre, ''L'ordinateur du Paradis'', Gallimard * 2012: David Haziot, ''Le roman des Rouart'', Fayard * 2011: Éric Reinhardt, ''Le Système Victoria'' on the site ''prix-litteraires.net'' * 2009: for all his work * 2008: Les enfants de l'école Gustave-Eiffel de |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Cressanges
Jeanne Cressanges, real name Jeanne Mouchonnier (born 6 May 1929 in Noyant-d'Allier ( Allier) is a French screenwriter, dialoguist, essayist, and novelist. Biography Jeanne Cressanges was born in a modest family of the Bourbonnais. Her paternal family was a family of plasterers-painters from Dompierre-sur-Besbre,Site de la mairie de Dompierre Her maternal family was a peasant family of Noyant-d'Allier. Her father, Jules Mouchonnier, worked for the railways. She grew up in Saint-Sornin, in the Bourbonnaise countryside. Between 1960 and 1970, she was a reader at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Wieviorka
Michel Wieviorka (born 23 August 1946, Paris) is a French sociologist, noted for his work on violence, terrorism, racism, social movements and the theory of social change. He was the 16th president of International Sociological Association (2006-2010). Biography Michel Wieviorka is the son of a Polish Jewish family of Holocaust survivors. His siblings are psychiatrist Sylvie Wieviorka, historian Annette Wieviorka, and historian Olivier Wieviorka. A former student of Alain Touraine, he is now one of the most renowned sociologists and public intellectuals in France and abroad. A number of his books have been translated into different languages. Wieviorka received some international media attention as an expert following the 2005 civil unrest in France, and was elected in Durban as the 2006-2010 President of the International Sociological Association. Together with Touraine and , Wieviorka developed the method of ''intervention sociologique'' and employed it to the study of mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Castex
Michel Castex (born 1943) is a French journalist and essayist. He is editor-in-chief at Agence France-Presse (AFP). Career As former president of AFP's editorial society, Michel Castex covered many international positions throughout his career. He directed the general information service and the AFP Audio service. After covering the events of Poland (1981), the riots in Algeria and the funerals of Khomeiny, he led the Agence France Presse team to cover the Romanian Revolution from Bucharest in 1989, which earned him the Prix Vérité (1990 Special Prize of the jury) and the 1990 Prix Radio France de la communication for his book ''Un mensonge gros comme le siècle'' which earned him the Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy prize. The book evokes the case of the false mass graves of Timișoara and raises the question of the manipulation of information. He has also directed numerous radio chronicles. He was appointed director of the Beirut office in Lebanon, where he remained fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Ménargues
Alain Ménargues (born 1947) is a French journalist, and former director of Radio France Internationale (RFI). Biography He was a correspondent for Radio France from 1982 to 1995, based in Cairo and Beirut. He is currently a freelance journalist and writer based in Saudi Arabia since 2010. His books include ''Les Secrets de la guerre du Liban'' (Secrets of the Lebanon War) (2004, Albin Michel) and ''Le Mur de Sharon'' (Sharon's Wall) (2004, :fr:Presses de la Renaissance). In July 2004 Menargues was appointed as the head of news at RFI. Awards won by him include the ''Prix Pierre Mille'' in 1985 for coverage of Lebanon, SCOOP award in 1988 for coverage of the Arab world and ''Le prix Palestine-Mahmoud Hamchari'', a prize awarded by the Franco-Arab Solidarity Association, for his book Sharon's Wall. Controversy over statements about Israel and Jews On September 30, 2004, while promoting his newly released book ''Le Mur de Sharon'', speaking on LCI, Menargues said, "You say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Ferniot
Jean Ferniot (10 October 1918 – 21 July 2012) was a French journalist and novelist. He won the Prix Interallié in 1961. Early life Ferniot was born on 10 October 1918 in Paris, France. He grew up in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. He became an orphan at the age of eight, when his mother died. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, and he considered becoming a priest as a young man. Ferniot was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. He briefly served in World War II, and he was subsequently awarded the Croix de Guerre. Career Ferniot was a journalist. He began his career at the Agence France-Presse. He subsequently worked for ''Franc-Tireur'' and ''France Soir''. He then joined ''L'Express'' as a political and culinary columnist. He was also a contributor to ''Radio Luxembourg'' until 1983. Ferniot was the author of several books. He won the Prix Interallié for ''L’Ombre portée'' in 1961. He was a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Personal life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie Pontaut
Jean-Marie Pontaut (born 26 February 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French investigative journalist, working for the daily ''L'Express'', after a start and a return trip to ''Le Point''. Biography Pontaut often worked in collaboration with Jacques Derogy. Pontaut is the author of several books in collaboration, including a book on the (''Les Oreilles du Président'') and another on the affaire Clearstream Affair cowritten with Gilles Gaetner (''Règlement de comptes à l’Élysée''). The former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin lodged a complaint against him for defamation. The trial set for 21 and 22 June 2007, was postponed, Jean-Marie Pontaut having called as witnesses Jean-Louis Gergorin, and Denis Robert, charged in the criminal part of the Clearstream affair, as well as General Philippe Rondot. It is now time for the criminal investigation to be completed and the case finally decided, which can take years. Career From 1970 to 1972, he was a reporter for the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Derogy
Jacques Derogy (1925–1997) was a French investigative journalist. Early life Jacques Derogy was born on July 24, 1925, in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris in France. His father, Henri Weitzmann, was a journalist. During World War II, they hid in the Ardèche with members of the French resistance. Career Derogy started his career as a journalist by writing for ''Franc-Tireur'' and ''L'Intransigeant''. He wrote for ''L'Express'' from 1959 to 1987, and subsequently for ''L'Evenement du Jeudi''. During one of his investigations, he uncovered the criminal past of Paul Touvier during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... He also wrote about Israel. Derogy was the author of many books. Death Derogy died of cancer on October 30, 1997, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Françoise Giroud
Françoise Giroud, born Lea France Gourdji (21 September 1916 in Lausanne, Switzerland and not in Geneva as often written – 19 January 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician. Biography Giroud was born to immigrant Sephardi Turkish Jewish parents; her father was Salih Gourdji Al Baghdadi, Director of the Agence Télégraphique Ottomane in Geneva.Obituary in the London ''Independent'' (published 21 January 2003) She was educated at the Lycée Molière and the Collège de Groslay. She did not graduate from university. ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', published 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Courrière
Yves Courrière, real name Gérard Bon (12 October 1935 – 8 May 2012) was a French writer, biographer and journalist. Biography As a child Courrière read Albert Londres, Oscar Wilde and became passionate about adventure stories. As a journalist, in 1957 he joined the editorial staff of Radio-Luxembourg and participated in Armand Jammot's ''10 Millions d'auditeurs'', first radio magazine of the post-war period. He was then sent to report in 1958 to follow the voyages of General de Gaulle to Africa, and went to countries affected by armed conflicts, civil wars or revolutions, notably in India, the Middle East, and Algeria. He covered the Algerian war and obtained the Albert Londres Prize in 1966 for his articles on Latin America. From these events, Courrière derived a monumental work that is still being referred to, a landmark in its proximity to the end of the conflict as well as the quality of the sources he obtained. On its release, ''La Guerre d'Algérie'' was rewarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Noël Jeanneney
Jean-Noël Jeanneney (born 2 April 1942, in Grenoble) is a French historian and politician. He is the son of Jean-Marcel Jeanneney and the grandson of Jules Jeanneney, both important figures in French politics. Education After his secondary schooling in Grenoble, Jeanneney studied in Paris. Beginning at the ''rue d'Ulm'' campus of the ''École Normale Supérieure'', he later studied at the ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP)'' (lit. "Paris Institute of Political Studies"). He earned his doctorate in letters and passed his '' agrégation'' (a competitive examination) in history. Media studies Jeanneney specialized in media history, an area which he helped pioneer. He took interest in the evolution of print media (newspapers and periodicals), of radio, and of television. He taught at the University of Paris X: Nanterre until 1977. He was also named ''maître de conférences'', and then, in 1979, ''professeur des universités'' at the ''IEP''. It was there that he overs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
