Alain Blottière (born 1954 in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

) is a French writer

Works

*1980: ''Saad'', novel,

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...

, coll. « Le Chemin », Paris, .

Prix littéraire de la vocation The prix littéraire de la vocation, established in 1976 by the fondation Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet pour la vocation, is intended to help a young French-speaking novelist aged 18 to 30 years. List of laureates *1976: ''Les Régions céréalièr ...

. *1985: ''Le Point d'eau'', novel, Gallimard, *1990: ''Intérieur bleu'', novel, , *1992: ''L'Oasis: Siwa'', tale, Quai Voltaire, *1995: ''L'Enchantement'', novel,

Calmann-Lévy Calmann-Lévy is a French publishing house founded in 1836 by Michel Lévy as ''Michel Lévy frères''. His brother Kalmus Calmann Lévy joined in 1844, and the firm was renamed ''Calmann Lévy'' in 1875 after Michel's death.Prix Valery-Larbaud The Prix Valery Larbaud is a French literary prize created in 1967, ten years after writer Valery Larbaud's death, by ''L'Association Internationale des Amis de Valery Larbaud'', an organization dedicated to the promotion of his works. The prize is ...

*1998: ''Si-Amonn'', novel,

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, *1999: ''Tableaux des oasis égyptiennes'', tale, Arthaud, *2000: ''Petit dictionnaire des dieux égyptiens'' , . *2003: ''Un voyage en Égypte au temps des derniers rois'', tale,

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, wife of Camille Flammarion * Flammarion engraving by unknown artist; appeared in a book by C ...

, . *2007: ''Comme une image'', récit, ''in La Nouvelle Revue française'' n° 582, Gallimard, *2008: ''Aimer encore l'Égypte'', préface à ''Fils de roi, Portraits d'Égypte'' by Denis Dailleux, photographs, Gallimard, . *2009: ''Le Tombeau de Tommy'', novel, Gallimard, ; paperback edition: Folio (Gallimard) n° 5203, Paris, 2011 . *2012: ''Rêveurs'', novel, Gallimard, *2012: ''Houdi'', short story, Artist's book with five numbered copies, with illustrations by Jean-Pierre Thomas. *2013: ''Mon île au trésor - Dans les sables de Libye'', tale, Arthaud, *2016: ''Comment Baptiste est mort'', novel, Gallimard, . Prix Mottart de l'Académie française,

Prix Décembre The ''Prix Décembre'', originally known as the ''Prix Novembre'', is one of France's premier literary awards. It was founded under the name ''Prix Novembre'' in 1989 by Philippe Dennery (Michel Dennery, according to other sources). In 1998, the fou ...

2016,

Grand prix Jean Giono The Grand prix Jean Giono () is a French literary prize. It was established in 1990 at the initiative of Michel Albert, to honour the writer Jean Giono. Since 1992 it consists of two categories: the Jean Giono Grand Prize (Grand prix Jean Giono) a ...

2016. *2020: ''Azur noir'', novel, Gallimard, .

References

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, in 1981
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à propos du ''Tombeau de Tommy'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Blottiere, Alain 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French non-fiction writers Prix Décembre winners 1954 births Writers from Neuilly-sur-Seine Living people