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Prix Maurice Genevoix
The Prix Maurice Genevoix (''Le prix Maurice Genevoix'') is an annual French literary award made in honor of its namesake Maurice Genevoix (1890–1980). It is intended to recognize a French literary work which, by its topic or style, honors the memory and work of Maurice Genevoix. The prize was founded in 1985 in the city of Garches under the initiative of mayor Yves Bodin, who was a family friend of Genevoix. In 2004 the award was officially established at the Académie française as a "Grand Prix", meaning the winner receives a silver-gilt medal and variable cash amount, thus increasing its prestige and importance since 2004. Winners List of winners. Prizes awarded since 2004 are from the Académie française. *2018 : Jean Chalon, ''Ultimes messages d'amour'' (Tourneciel) *2017 : Antoine Rault, ''La Danse des vivants'' (Albin Michel) *2016 – Élisabeth Barillé, ''L'Oreille d'or d'Élisabeth Barillé'', (Grasset) *2015 – Clara Dupont-Monod, ''Le roi disait que j'éta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Monde
''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website since 19 December 1995, and is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with '' Libération'', and '' Le Figaro''. It should not be confused with the monthly publication '' Le Monde diplomatique'', of which ''Le Monde'' has 51% ownership, but which is editorially independent. A Reuters Institute poll in 2021 in France found that "''Le Monde'' is the most trusted national newspaper". ''Le Monde'' was founded by Hubert Beuve-Méry at the request of Charles de Gaulle (as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) on 19 December 1944, shortly after the Liberation of Paris, and published continuously since its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Veilletet
Pierre Veilletet (2 October 1943 in Momuy (Landes) – 8 January 2013) was a French journalist and writer. Biography From 1968 to 2000, Veilletet worked for the daily French newspaper '' Sud Ouest'', and became their chief reporter in 1973. In 1976 he got France's highest journalism award–the prix Albert-Londres. He edited the Sunday edition of ''Sud Ouest'' from 1979 to 1989, then became editor-in-chief of ''Sud Ouest'' until 2000. He also participated in the 1979 launch of a magazine about bullfighting, a subject he was passionate about, ''Les Cahiers de la corrida''. Pierre Veilletet was president of Reporters Without Borders and has been a member of its board of directors since its inception. He was re-elected in 2007 for a two-year term and on September 30, 2009, Dominique Gerbaud was elected to succeed him. Veilletet has published several editorials articles and portraits–including French journalists , , , and Denis Jeambar)–in the magazine ''Médias''. In 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Visage
Bertrand Visage is a French academic and writer. He was a Professor of Literature in France for 3 years before moving to Italy to teach French literature for 2 years at the University of Catania in Sicily and afterwards at Naples Eastern University. Following a 2 years residence at the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici, he returned to Palermo, Sicily as a cultural attaché at the French Embassy. From 1987 to 1992 he taught French literature at the University of Rome and at the University of Naples. His novels ''Tous les soleils'' and ''Angelica'' were both set in Sicily. ''Tous les soleils'' won the Prix Femina The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works writte ... in 1984 and ''Angelica'' the Albert Camus Prize in 1988. In 1983 he had won the Fénéon Prize for his earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Del Castillo
Michel del Castillo (a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) born in 1933 in Madrid is a French writer. Biography Michel del Castillo was born in Madrid. His father, Michel Janicot, was French and his mother, Cándida Isabel del Castillo, Spanish. Interned in the concentration camp Rieucros Camp, Rieucros in Mende (Lozère), Mende with his mother during the World War II, Second World War, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has honored him by naming a school after him. He first studied politics and psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno and Fyodor Dostoevsky, his books received many literary prizes, namely Prix Chateaubriand for ''Le Silence des Pierres'' (1975); Prix Renaudot, Renaudot for ''La nuit du D� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky (14 May 1947 – 5 October 2017) was a French actress and novelist. She made her cinema debut at the age of 18, playing Marie, the lead character in Robert Bresson's ''Au Hasard Balthazar'' (1966), and went on to appear in several of Jean-Luc Godard's films, among them ''La Chinoise'' (1967), '' Week End'' (1967), and '' One Plus One'' (1968). Through her mother, she was the granddaughter of novelist and dramatist François Mauriac. Early life Wiazemsky was born on 14 May 1947 in Berlin, Germany. Her father Yvan Wiazemsky, a French diplomat, was a Russian prince who had emigrated to France following the Russian Revolution. Her mother Claire Mauriac was the daughter of François Mauriac, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wiazemsky spent her early years abroad following her father's postings around the world, including Geneva and Caracas before returning to Paris in 1962. She graduated from the high school Ecole Sainte Marie de Passy in Paris. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ève De Castro
Valérie Cazeneuve called Ève de Castro (1961) is a French writer, novelist and screenwriter, a winner of the Prix des libraires in 1992, the Prix des Deux Magots and the Prix Maurice Genevoix in 1996. Work Novels *1987: ''Les Bâtards du soleil'', éditions Orban *1991: ''La Galigaï'', éditions Orban *1992: ''Ayez pitié du cœur des hommes'', éditions Jean-Claude Lattès – Prix des libraires *1994: ''Soleils amers'', éditions Jean-Claude Lattès *1996: ''Nous serons comme des dieux'', Albin Michel – Prix des Deux Magots and Prix Maurice Genevoix *1998: ''Le Soir et le Matin suivant'', éditions Albin Michel *2001: ''Le Peseur d'âme'', éditions Albin Michel *2006: ''La Trahison de l'ange'', éditions Robert Laffont *2010: ''Cet homme-là'', éditions Robert Laffont *2012: ''Le Roi des ombres'', éditions Robert Laffont – Grand prix littéraire of the (2013) *2013: ''Enfant roi'', Plon *2014: ''Joujou'', éditions Robert Laffont *2015: ''Nous, Louis, roi'', é ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marc Roberts
Jean-Marc Roberts (3 May 195425 March 2013) was a French editor, novelist, and screenwriter. Life He started writing in the early 1970s. He was awarded the 1973 Fénéon Prize for ''Samedi, dimanche et fêtes'' (English: ''Saturday, Sunday and holidays''), and, in 1979, the Prix Renaudot for his novel ''Affaires étrangères'' (English: ''Foreign Affairs''). He was an editor for Seuil, the Mercure de France and Fayard and a director of Editions Stock. He died of cancer on 25 March 2013. Bibliography *''Samedi, dimanche et fêtes'', Le Seuil, 1972. (Prix Fénéon, 1973) *''Baudelaire et les voleurs'', Julliard, 1973. *''Le Sommeil agité'', Le Seuil, 1977. *''Les Enfants de fortune'', Le Seuil, 1978. *''Affaires étrangères'', Le Seuil, 1979. (Prix Renaudot, 1979) *''L'Ami de Vincent'', Le Seuil, 1982. *''Portrait craché'', Le Seuil, 1983. *''Méchant'', Le Seuil, 1985. *''Mon père américain'', Le Seuil, 1988. *''L'Angoisse du tigre,'' Le Seuil, 1990. *''Les Seins de Blanche Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneviève Dormann
Geneviève Dormann (24 September 1933 – 13 February 2015) was a French journalist and novelist. The daughter of politician Maurice Dormann, she was born in Paris. Dormann worked as a journalist for the magazine ''Marie Claire'' and for the newspaper ''Le Figaro''. In 1957, she published her first book ''La Première pierre'', a collection of stories. She was awarded the Prix des Quatre-Jurys in 1971 for ''Je t'apporterai des orages'' and the Prix des Deux Magots for her 1974 novel ''Le Bateau du courrier''. In 1981, Dormann received the Grand Prix de la ville de Paris for her work. The following year, ''Le Roman de Sophie Trébuchet'', about Victor Hugo's mother, received the prix Kléber Haedens. In 1989, she was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for ''Le Bal du dodo''. Her 1999 novel ''Adieu, phénomène'' received the Prix Maurice Genevoix. She was one of the scriptwriters for the 1976 film ''Coup de Grâce (1976 film), Coup de Grâce''. The main ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascale Roze
Pascale Roze (born 1954 Saïgon, Vietnam) is a French playwright, and novelist. After a literature degree, she worked for fifteen years with Gabriel Garran International French Theater. Awards * 1996 Prix Goncourt and Prix du Premier Roman for the novel ''Le Chasseur Zéro'' Works Plays * ''Mary contre Mary'' * ''Tolstoï la Nuit,'' 1981, prix Arletty de l'auteur dramatique. Novels * ''Histoires dérangées, recueil de nouvelles,'' Julliard, 1994, (LGF/Le Livre de Poche, 1998, ) * ''Le Chasseur Zéro ''Le Chasseur Zéro'' (lit. ''The Zero Fighter'') is a novel by the French writer, Pascale Roze. Parilla, G. Murillo, R. (eds.) 1991. El Magreb y Europa: literatura y traduccion. Ediciones de la Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha. Cuenca. Publishe ...'' A. Michel, 1996, * ''Ferraille,'' Albin Michel, 1999 * ''Lettre d'été,'' Albin Michel, 2000 * ''Parle-moi,'' Albin Michel, 2003, * ''Un homme sans larmes,'' Stock, 2005, * ''L'Eau rouge'', Gallimard, 2007, * ''Itsik,'' St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Garcin
Jérôme Garcin (born 4 October 1956) is a French journalist and writer. He heads the cultural section of the ''Nouvel Observateur'', produces and hosts the radio program ' on France Inter, and is a member of the reading committee of the Comédie-Française. Biography Jérôme Garcin was a pupil at the lycée Henri-IV in Paris before undertaking journalism studies. He then worked for the weekly '. He published his first poems in the early eighties. In 1989, he succeeded Pierre Bouteiller to animate the show ''The Masque and the Plume'' of France Inter, of which he later became the producer. He also holds the position of deputy director of the weekly ''Le Nouvel Observateur'' and collaborates with the newspaper '. A former member of the Prix Décembre, he was elected to the Prix Renaudot in March 2010 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
