Gérard Pussey (born 20 June 1947) is a French writer and novelist. Born in

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called ''Villeneuvois'' in French. History Prehistory and Antiquity Vill ...

. A journalist and literary critic, Pussey is first of all a novelist. Initiated to literature by his uncle, the writer and screenwriter

René Fallet René Fallet (4 December 1927 – 25 July 1983) was a 20th-century French writer. He wrote a novel that the 1981 film '' La Soupe aux choux'' was later based on. Main novels * ''Banlieue sud-est In France, the term banlieue (; ) refers to a ...

, Pussey is winner of the

prix Roger Nimier The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards (literary move ...

, (1980), the prix and that of the

Société des gens de lettres Lactalis is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier SA. Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the sec ...

. He appeared several times on the last lists of the

prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...

and the

prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual French literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 1930 by about thirty or so journal ...

Work

;Novels * ''Châteaux en Afrique'',

Éditions Denoël Éditions Denoël is a French culture, French publishing house founded in 1930. Acquired by Éditions Gallimard in 1951, it publishes collections spanning fiction, non-fiction and comic books. It published some of the most important French authors ...

–

prix du premier roman The Prix du Premier Roman (''debut novel, First Novel Prize'') is a French literary prize awarded to an unpublished novelist between the ages of 18 and 30. The monetary reward is 3,000 Euros. The prize was first awarded in 1977. Starting with 1 ...

. * ''L'Homme d'intérieur'', Denoël –

prix Roger-Nimier The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The ...

and

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 ...

. * ''L'amour tombé du lit'', Denoël –

prix Contrepoint The prix Contrepoint is a French literary award established in 1971 by a group of young French novelists and journalists. Each year a French-speaking novelist is selected. According to Bertrand Labes,. this prize was characterized at its creation ...

*
Piquanchâgne
', Médium – prix de la Société des gens de lettres * ''Robinson malgré lui'', Nil * ''Nous deux rue Bleue'',

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 ...

*
Ma virée avec mon père
', Gallimard * ''Mamie Ward'', L'École des Loisirs * ''Rêves et cauchemars de Georges Mandard'', Castor astral * ''Une journée pour tout changer'', followed by ''Mort d'un hypocondriaque'', éditions du Rocher * ''Au temps des vivants'',

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayard ...

and

Le Livre de Poche Le Livre de Poche (literally "The Pocket Book") is the name of a collection of publications which first appeared on 9 February 1953 under the leadership of and published by the , a subsidiary of Hachette. In terms of its influence on the mainstr ...

, n° 31253 * ''Les Succursales du ciel'', Fayard and Le Livre de Poche, n° 32303 ; The three "Noires" (novels) * ''Menteur'', Castor astral – prix Alexandre Vialatte * ''Le Libraire et l'Écrivain'', Castor astral * ''Le Don d'Hélène'', éditions Lajouanie ; For children * ''En attendant ton retour'', novel, * ''Monsieur Max ou le Dernier Combat'', novel, L'École des loisirs * ''Cent vingt-quatre'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Les Vélos rouillés'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Hold-up de la Tour Eiffel'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Noël du Père Noël'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Chauffeur de l'autocar'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''La Nuit du Boufadou'', tale, L'École des loisirs ;Translation *''Notre prof'', novel by

Walter Kempowski Walter Kempowski (; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called ''German Chronicle'' ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental ''Echolot'' ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical repo ...

, L'École des loisirs ;In collaboration * ''Dictionnaire des illustrateurs'', 3 volumes, with Marcus Osterwalder (illustrator), Ides et calendes * ''Maux d'excuse, les mots de l'hypocondrie'', with , éd. du Cherche-Midi

External links

Gérard Pussey (1980)
on INA.fr
Gérard Pussey - "Les succursales du ciel" (2009)
on YouTube
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