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Maison De La Presse Prize
The Prix Maison de la Presse is an annual French literary prize, established in 1970 by the Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse (SNDP) and Gabriel Cantin. Until 2005 it was known as Prix des Maisons de la Presse and given out in the two categories Novel (Roman) and Non-Fiction (Document), after which the name was changed and the categories merged into one. Recipients Novel, 1970–2020 * 1970: Jean Laborde, ''L'Héritage de violence'', Flammarion * 1971: Luc Estang, ''La Fille à l'oursin'', Seuil * 1972: Pierre Moustiers, '' L'Hiver d'un gentilhomme'', Gallimard * 1973: René Barjavel, ''Le Grand Secret'', Presses de la Cité * 1974: Michel Bataille, ''Les Jours meilleurs'', Éditions Julliard * 1975: Charles Exbrayat, ''Jules Matrat'', Albin Michel * 1976: Guy Lagorce, '' Ne pleure pas'', Grasset * 1977: Maurice Denuzière, ''Louisiane'', JC Lattès * 1978: André Lacaze, ''Le Tunnel'', Grasset * 1979: Jeanne Bourin, ''La Chambre des dames'', la Table Ronde * 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Laborde (journalist)
Jean Laborde (9 December 1918 – 30 January 2007) was a French journalist and writer. Personal life He was born in Lyon in December 9th, 1918, and studied law at university before commencing his career as a journalist. He died in Biarritz in January 30th, 2007, aged 88. Career At the request of Pierre Lazareff, Jean became the judicial reporter of the ''France Soir'' in 1945. While in this role, he covered several famous cases, among them the Victor Kravchenko case, the Marie Besnard case and the Gustave Dominici case. From 1964, he was the chief law correspondent of ''L'Aurore''. He quit in 1978 as a result of conflict with the new owner ''Le Figaro''. He wrote some twenty books, under his own name and pen names such as Jean Delion and Raf Vallet. Several of his books were adapted for the cinema. In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay of ''Peur sur la ville'', directed by Henri Verneuil in 1975. Works Books * ''Amour, que de crimes'' (1954) * ''Un homme à part e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |