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Prix Alain-Fournier
The Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary prize, awarded by the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond in honour of Alain-Fournier, author of ''Le Grand Meaulnes''. It is intended to give encouragement to a novelist at the beginning of their career, and it can be awarded for first, second or third novels, provided that the author has not previously received any recognition at a national level. Prize-winners *1986 – Pierre Bergounioux, ''Ce pas et le suivant'' ( Gallimard) *1987 – Jean Lods, ''Le Bleu des vitraux'' (Gallimard) *1988 – Richard Jorif, ''Le Navire Argo'' (François Bourin) *1989 – Luce Tillier, ''L'Ordre troublant des nénuphars'' (Kupczyk) *1990 – Philippe Delerm, ''Autumn'' (Le Rocher) *1991 – Anne-Marie Garat, ''Chambre noire'' ( Flammarion) *1992 – Régine Detambel, ''Le Long Séjour'' (Julliard) *1993 – Amélie Nothomb, ''Hygiène de l'assassin'' (Albin Michel) *1994 – Alain Delbe, ''Les Îles jumelles'' (Éditions Phébus) *1995 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Literature
French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in the French language, by citizens of other nations such as Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, etc. is referred to as Francophone literature. France itself ranks first on the list of Nobel Prizes in literature by country. For centuries, French literature has been an object of national pride for French people, and it has been one of the most influential components of the literature of Europe. One of the first known examples of French literature is the Song of Roland, the first major work in a series of poems known as, " chansons de geste". The French language is a Romance language derived from Latin and heavily influenced principally by Celtic and Frankish. Beginning in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albin Michel
Albin may refer to: Places * Albin, Wyoming, US * Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US * Albin, Virginia, US People * Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin" * Albin (surname) ;Mononyms * Albin of Brechin (died 1269), Scottish bishop * Albin (rapper), real name Albin Johnsén, Swedish rapper * Albin (singer), mononym of Albin Sandqvist, Swedish electronic and dance pop singer Other * Albin (meteorite), found in 1915 in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States * Albin Countergambit, a chess opening * Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, founded in 1961, located in Winter Park, Florida, US * Albin Vega, a brand of yacht designed in Sweden * Per Albin Line, folkloric name of a 500 kilometer long line of light fortifications erected during World War II around the coast of southern Sweden * Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 The naming law in Sweden ( sv, lag om personnamn) is a Swedish law which requires the approv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karine Mazloumian
Karine is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include: *Karine Bakhoum, Egyptian American chef *Karine Baste (born 1982), French journalist and news presenter *Karine Beauchard (born 1978), French mathematician * Karine Berger (born 1973), French politician * Karine Ferri (born 1982), French television presenter and model * Karine Costa (born 1977), French singer *Karine Haaland (born 1966), Norwegian comic strip creator * Karine Icher (born 1979), French professional golfer *Karine Laurent Philippot (born 1974), French cross country skier * Karine Lebon (born 1985), French politician *Karine Legault (born 1978), retired Canadian female freestyle swimmer * Karine Polwart (born 1971), Scottish singer-songwriter * Karine Ruby (1978–2009), French snowboarder and Olympic champion * Karine Saporta (born 1950), French choreographer, dancer, photographer, and short film director * Karine Sergerie (born 1985), the 2007 world champion in women's 67 kg Taekwondo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Mainard
Dominique Mainard is a French translator of English novels, short story writer and novelist. She was born in Paris, France, in 1967 and grew up in the region of Lyon, and spent five years in the United States. She won the 2009 Prix des Libraires (Booksellers Prize) for her novel ''Pour vous'' (''For You''). Mainard spent 2005 - 2006 as a resident of the Randell Cottage Writers' Trust in Wellington, New Zealand. Her book ''Leur histoire'' was adapted for the 2005 film '' Les Mots bleus'' by director Alain Corneau with actors Sergi López and Sylvie Testud. Works ;Translations English novels, including authors John Cheever and Janet Frame Janet Paterson Frame (28 August 1924 – 29 January 2004) was a New Zealand author. She was internationally renowned for her work, which included novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography, and received numerous awar ... ;Collections of short stories *''Le Grenadier'' (1997), Gallimard *''La Maison des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véronique Olmi
Véronique Olmi (born 1962) is a French playwright and novelist. She won the Prix Alain-Fournier emerging artist award for her 2001 novella '' Bord de Mer''. It has since been translated into several European languages. Olmi has published a dozen plays and half a dozen novels. Bibliography ;Theatre *1996: ''Le Passage'', Édition de l'Arche *1997: ''Chaos debout/Les nuits sans lune'', Édition de l'Arche *1998: ''Point à la ligne/La Jouissance du scorpion'', Édition de l'Arche *2000: ''Le Jardin des apparences'', Actes Sud *2001: ''Mathilde'', Actes Sud *2006: ''Je nous aime beaucoup'', Éditions Grasset *2009: ''Une séparation'', Triartis *2014: ''Des baisers, pardon'' Avant-Scéne ;Novels * ''Bord de mer'', Actes Sud, 2001 et 2003, (translated as ''Beside the Sea'' by Adriana Hunter, published by Peirene Press) **Prix Alain-Fournier in 2002, Babel, J'ai lu * ''Numéro six'', Actes Sud, 2002 Babel, J'ai lu, Biblio Collège et Biblio lycée. * ''Un si bel avenir'', Actes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeline Yzac
Adelina Yzac (born 11 June 1954 in Périgord Noir) is an author who writes in both Occitan and French. She went to school in Sarlat and specialized in literature, Spanish and linguistics at the university of Montpellier. She's also a playwright and a story writer. Her style has always been heavily influenced by the literature of Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America. Bibliography Works in Occitan * ''D'enfança d'en fà cia'' (''Facing Youth''), 1998, with the author's French translation * ''Un Tren per tu tota sola'' (''A Train for You Only''), 2002, with the author's French translation Works in French Adult books * ''La Nuit fut si lente à couler'', 1999 * ''D'enfance d'en face'', 1998, awarded the Joan Bodon Joan Bodon (; french: Jean Boudou), who was born in Crespin, Aveyron, Occitania (France) on December 11, 1920, and died on February 24, 1975, in Algeria. He was an author who wrote exclusively in Occitan although he is credited as being called ''J ... prize in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Egloff
Joël Egloff (born 1970, Créhange in Moselle) is a contemporary French writer and screenwriter. Biography After his baccalaureate, Joel Egloff studied history in Strasbourg and then enrolled in a school of cinema, the ESEC (École supérieure libre d’études cinématographiques) in Paris. He wrote scenarios and worked as assistant director. He is now devoted to writing. He is the author of five novels, including '' L'Étourdissement '' which got the Prix du Livre Inter 2005. ''L’Homme que l’on prenait pour un autre'' (, 2008) combines strange poetry and black humor. It is the story of an individual with such an ordinary face and a face so common that he is "daily taken for someone else". Work Novels * ''Edmond Ganglion & fils'' # Monaco, Paris: Éditions du Rocher, 1999, 162 p. (Littérature). # Extrait in ''12 extraits de romans de la rentrée'', supplément de ''Lire'' n° 277 "spécial livres de poche", 07/1999, p. 37-43. # Paris: Éd. France loisirs, 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Maspero , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Ardenne
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Laurent may refer to: * Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname ** Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent ** Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician ** Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planet (51) Nemausa * Laurent, South Dakota, a proposed town for the Deaf to be named for Laurent Clerc See also *Laurent series, in mathematics, representation of a complex function ''f(z)'' as a power series which includes terms of negative degree, named for Pierre Alphonse Laurent * Saint-Laurent (other) * Laurence (name), feminine form of "Laurent" *Lawrence (other) Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Sigaud
Dominique Sigaud (born 28 January 1959 in Paris) is a French journalist, essayist and novelist. Biography From 1984 to 1996, as an independent journalist, she traveled the Arab world and Africa. In 1996, she was awarded the prize for her article "Tutsis and Hutus: they are rebuilding together Rwanda in ruins", published in the magazine ''Cosmopolitan'' in November 1995. Since then she has devoted herself to writing. Works *1991: *1996: (Prix Gironde du premier roman 2007) prix Alain-Fournier 1997, prix Emmanuel Roblès 1997, prix Marguerite Yourcenar 1997 *1997: *1998: *1999: *2000: *2001: *2002: , Photos and paintings by Tony Soulié *2002: *2004: *2005: *2006: *2008: *2011: *2011: Florent Georgesco, ''À l'écoute d'un nazi'', Le Monde des livres, 8/09/2011, repriici *2012: *2014: *2015: References External links on périphéries.net Dominique Sigaudon Babelio ''Duras n’a pas cent ans, Dominique Sigaud l’a rencontrée''on ''Mediapart ''Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Hanotte
Xavier Hanotte is a Belgian writer. He was born in Mont-sur-Marchienne in 1960. He lives near Brussels. He studied the German language and entered a literary career through translation. He translated Dutch authors such as Hubert Lampo, and was particularly attached to the young English poet, Wilfred Owen, who died in 1918 a few days before the armistice. With ''Manière Noire'', published in 1995, Hanotte commenced a romantic cycle around the character of Barthelemy Dussert, a Brussels police inspector who would become the literary alter ego of the writer. Dussert also appeared in (1998), (2008), and (2000, ) which takes place on the Somme front during the First World War, and features a young poet named Nigel Parsons. The Great War also forms the backdrop of (2002). The 2010 novel , set in an imaginary country, was compared to the work of Julien Gracq and Dino Buzzati Dino Buzzati-Traverso (; 14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
