Christian Liger (24 August 1935 – 3 December 2002
) was a 20th-century French writer.
Biography
Christian Liger studied in
Nîmes
Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...
then at the
University of Montpellier. He earned his doctorate in letters with a thesis entitled ''Les débuts d’
André Suarès''.
After he was active as a teacher then University professor, he devoted himself entirely to writing: novels, essays, theater.
His last work, ''Le Roman de Rossel'' (fictionalized biography of the officer Minister for War of the
Paris Commune,
Louis-Nathaniel Rossel), was awarded:
* The Grand Prix du Livre d'Histoire de la Société des Gens de Lettres 1998
* The bourse Goncourt de la Biographie 1998, unanimously bestowed on Saturday 26 September in Nancy.
* The prix Michel Dard 1999.
Christian Liger was a member of the .
Theatre
;Author
*1963: ''Le Sorcier'', directed by Marie-Claire Valène at Théâtre du Tertre in Paris
*1969
''La Tour d'Einstein'' directed by
Pierre Fresnay and
Julien Bertheau
;Adaptator
*1975: ''Jésus II'', after
Joseph Delteil
Joseph Delteil (20 April 1894 – 16 April 1978) was a 20th-century French writer and poet.
Biography
Joseph Delteil was born in the farm of La Pradeille, from a woodcutter-charcoal father and a "buissonnière" mother. Joseph Delteil spent ...
, directed by
Jacques Échantillon,
Works
* 1963: ''Les Noces de Psyché'',
Éditions Gallimard
* 1984: ''Histoire d'une famille nîmoise, les Paulhan'', Cahiers Jean Paulhan, Gallimard.
* 1987: ''Nîmes sans visa : portrait d'une ville'', Ramsay.
* 1992: ''Trois jours de chasse en montagne'', Ed. Robert Laffont.
* 1996: ''Les Marches du Palais'', Ed. Robert Laffont.
* 1998: ''Le Roman de Rossel'', Ed. Robert Laffont.
* 1999: ''La Nuit de Faraman'', Ed. Robert Laffont.
* 2001: ''Il se mit à courir le long du rivage'', Ed. Robert Laffont.
* 2010: ''Nouvelles de l'exil'', Atelier baie.
Bibliography
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References
External links
*
Les Archives du Spectacleon Robert Laffont
Christian Liger à Nîmeson Éditions Alexandrine
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20th-century French non-fiction writers
Prix Goncourt de la Biographie winners
1935 births
People from Nîmes
2002 deaths