François Angelier
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François Angelier (born 22 August 1958) is a French journalist, presenter, essayist, biographer and author of
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Biography

Angelier's early discovery of
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, Kubin, Meyrink and especially Jean Ray fired his interest in ''mauvais genres''. After studying in
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and a short time with a theatre troupe, Angelier made his radio debut in 1981 with a programme on H.P. Lovecraft. With Emmanuel Laurentin and Jean-Christophe Ogier, he launched ''Bande à Parte'' on the French radio station
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in summer 1991—a programme dedicated to fantasy, fiction and comic books.


Awards

* Prix du Roman, Fantastic'Arts, Gérardmer 2001 for ''Le Templier''.


Bibliography


Novel

* ''Le Templier'' (Masque GF, 2001)


Anthologies

* ''La Nuit'' (Éd. J. Million, 1995) * ''La Salette : apocalypse, pèlerinage et littérature (1856-1996)'' (Éd. J. Million, 2000, with Claude Langlois).


Essays, Biographies

* ''Le Drageoir aux épines ou l'intime souffrance de
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'' (1993) ; * ''Saint François de Sales ou Monsieur des abeilles'' (Pygmalion "Chemins d’éternité", 1997) ; * ''Paul Claudel : chemins d'éternité'' (Pygmalion "Chemins d’éternité", 2001) ; * ''Claudel ou la conversion sauvage'' (Salvator "Juste un débat", 2003) ; * ''Dictionnaire Jules Verne'' (Pygmalion, 2006).


References


External links

*
Site de l'émission Mauvais Genres sur France Culture
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F. Angelier sur le site ''etonnants-voyageurs''
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