Jean-Pierre Milovanoff (born 1940, in Nîmes) is a French writer, laureate of several literary prizes Milovanoff's father was born in Russia and left his country in 1919; His mother is of Provencal origin. He studied letters at Montpellier and at the Sorbonne. He is a radio producer at

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and lived successively in Paris, Montpellier and Copenhagen. His first novel ''La Fête interrompue'' was published in 1970. He wrote three collections of poems entitled ''Borgo Babylone'', ''La Ballade du lépreux'' et ''Noir devant''. In 1997, Jean-Pierre Milovanoff received the

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for his novel ''le Maître des paons''. He resides in Génolhac.

Works

;Novels *1970: ''La Fête interrompue'', éditions de Minuit *1978: ''Rempart mobile'', éditions de Minuit *1993: ''L'Ouvreuse'', éditions Julliard *1994: ''La Rosita'', Julliard *1995: ''Russe blanc'', Julliard *1996: ''La Splendeur d'Antonia'', Julliard, Prix France Culture. *1997: ''Le Maître des paons'', Julliard,

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. *1999: ''L'Offrande sauvage'',

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, Prix des libraires. *2000: ''Auréline'', Grasset *2002: ''La Mélancolie des innocents'', Grasset,

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. *2004: ''Dernier Couteau'', Grasset *2005: ''Le Pays des vivants'', Grasset *2006: ''Tout sauf un ange'', Grasset *2008: ''Emily ou la déraison'', Grasset *2009: ''L'Amour est un fleuve de Sibérie'', Grasset *2011: ''Terreur grande'', Grasset *2012: ''L’Hiver d'un égoïste et le Printemps qui en suivit'', Grasset *2014: ''Le Visiteur aveugle'', Grasset *2015: ''Le Mariage de Pavel'', Grasset ;Theatre *1988: ''Squatt'', éditions Comp'Act *1990: ''Le Roi d'Islande'', éditions Comp'Act *1990: ''Side-car'', éditions Comp'Act *1995: ''Cinquante mille nuits d’amour'', éditions Julliard *1997: ''Ange des peupliers'', éditions Julliard ;Essay *1998: ''Presque un manège'', éditions Julliard ;Poetry *1997: ''Borgo Babylone'', éditions Unes *1997: ''Une petite main'', éditions Unes *1998: ''La Ballade du lépreux'', éditions Unes *2004: ''Noir Devant'', éditions Seghers ;Books for children *2002: ''Les Sifflets de monsieur Babouch'', éditions

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-Papiers *2006: ''Clam la rapide'',

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*2008: ''La Carpe de tante Gobert'', éditions Acte Sud-Papiers

Bibliography

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References

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