Alain Absire (born 1950 in

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) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1984, for ''L'Égal de Dieu''.

Works

He is the author of about 20 books published by Albin Michel,

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etc., his publications include: ;Novels: *1979: ''L'Homme disparu'', Albin Michel *1983: ''Vasile Evanescu, l'homme à tête d'oiseau'', Calmann-Lévy (Prix Libre 1984) *1984: ''118, rue Terminale'', Calmann-Lévy *1985: ''Lazare ou le grand sommeil'', Calmann-Lévy *1987: ''L'Égal de Dieu'', Calmann-Lévy, Prix Femina *1990: ''Baptiste ou la dernière saison'', Calmann-Lévy *1995: ''L'Enfant-lune'', Julliard *1997: ''Alessandro ou la guerre des chiens'', Flammarion *1999: ''Les Noces fatales'', Flammarion *2000: ''Le Pauvre d'Orient'', Presses de la Renaissance *2002: ''Lapidation'', Fayard *2003: ''La Déclaration d'amour'', Fayard *2004: ''Jean S''., Fayard *2007: ''Sans pays'', Fayard *2014: ''Mon sommeil sera paisible'', Gallimard ;Short stories: *1985: ''L'Éveil'', Le Castor astral *1989: ''Mémoires du bout du monde'', Presses de la Renaissance *1991: ''Les Tyrans'', Presses de la Renaissance *2006: ''Au voyageur qui ne fait que passer'', Fayard *2008: ''Saga italienne'',

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;Essays: *2004: ''Alejo Carpentier'', Julliard ;Collections: *2004: ''Lettres à Dieu'', collectif, Calmann-Lévy

References

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