Jean-Luc Benoziglio (19 November 1941 – 5 December 2013) was a

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-French writer and publishing editor. Born in

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, Benoziglio studied at the

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before dropping out. Among the features of Benoziglios works include:

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and influences of the '' Nouveau roman'' and

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. Jean-Luc Benoziglio died on 5 December 2013, aged 72, in

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, where he had lived since 1967.

Personal life

Benoziglio was born in Switzerland to a Turkish father and an Italian mother.

Bibliography

*1972 – ''Quelqu'un bis est mort'' *1973 – ''Le Midship'' *1974 – ''La Boîte noire'' *1976 – ''Béno s'en va-t-en guerre'' *1978 – ''L'Écrivain fantôme'' *1980 – ''Cabinet-portrait'' (

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1980) *1986 – ''Le Jour où naquit Kary Karinaky'' *1989 – ''Tableaux d'une ex'' *1991 – ''La Pyramide ronde'' *1993 – ''Peinture avec pistolet'' *1998 – ''Le Feu au lac'' *1999 – ''Peinture avec pistolet'' *2001 – ''La Pyramide ronde'' *2004 – ''La Voix des mauvais jours et des chagrins rentrés'' *2005 – ''Louis Capet, suite et fin''

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* 1941 births 2013 deaths People from Monthey Swiss expatriates in France Swiss journalists Swiss male novelists Swiss writers in French Swiss people of Turkish descent Swiss people of Italian descent 20th-century Swiss novelists 21st-century Swiss novelists 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers Prix Médicis winners {{Switzerland-writer-stub