Jean Echenoz (born 26 December 1947) is a French writer.
Biography
Jean Echenoz was born in
Orange, Vaucluse
Orange (; Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Aurenja'' or ''Aurenjo'' ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. It is ...
, the son of a psychiatrist, He studied in
Rodez
Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat of the ...
,
Digne-les-Bains
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,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
,
Aix-en-Provence
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,
Marseille
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and
Paris
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, where he has lived since 1970. He published his first book, '' Le Méridien de Greenwich'' in 1979, for which he received the Fénéon Prize in 1980. He has published twelve novels to date and received about ten literary prizes, including the
Prix Médicis
The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by and . It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent."
The award goes to a work of fiction in the French language. In 19 ...
1983 for ''
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
'', the
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...
1999 for '' I'm Gone'' (''Je m'en vais''), and the
Aristeion Prize
The Aristeion Prize was a European literary annual prize. It was given to authors for significant contributions to contemporary European literature, and to translators for exceptional translations of contemporary European literary works.
The priz ...
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
'' (Minuit, 1983) (Godine, 1987; reprinted, University of Nebraska Press, 1994)
* '' L'Équipée malaise'' (Minuit, 1986) ''Double Jeopardy'' (Godine, 1993; reprinted, University of Nebraska Press, 1994)
* '' L'Occupation des sols'' (Minuit, 1988) ''Plan of Occupancy'' (Alyscamps Press, 1995)
* ''
Lac
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Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
'' (Minuit, 1989) ''Chopin's Move'' (Dalkey Archive, 2004)
* '' Nous trois'' (Minuit, 1992) ''We Three'' (Dalkey Archive, 2017)
* '' Les Grandes Blondes'' (Minuit, 1995) ''Big Blondes'' (The New Press, 1997)
* '' Un an'' (Minuit, 1997)
* '' Je m'en vais'' (Minuit, 1999) US: ''I'm Gone'' (The New Press, 2001); UK: ''I'm Off'' (Harvill, 2001)
* ''
Jérôme Lindon Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia.
Jerome may also refer to:
People Given name
* Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named
* Saint Jerome (disambiguat ...
'' (Minuit, 2001)
* '' Au piano'' (Minuit, 2003) ''Piano'' (The New Press, 2004)
* ''
Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...
'' (Minuit, 2006) (The New Press, 2007)
* '' Courir'' (Minuit, 2008) ''Running'' (The New Press, 2009)
* '' Des éclairs'' (Minuit, 2010) ''Lightning'' (The New Press, 2011)
* '' 14'' (Minuit, 2012) ''1914'' (The New Press, 2014)
* '' Caprice de la reine'' (Minuit, 2014) ''The Queen's Caprice'' (The New Press, 2015)
* '' Envoyée spéciale'' (Minuit, 2016) ''Special Envoy'' (The New Press, 2017)
* '' Vie de Gérard Fulmard'' (Minuit, 2020)
Other publications
* "Ayez des amis", p. 49-70 in "New Smyrna Beach, Semaines de Suzanne" (Minuit, 1991)
* "J'arrive" in ''Le serpent à plumes'', no. 3, 1992
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Les Éclairs
''Les Éclairs'' (''The Lightning Flashes'') is an opera in four acts to a libretto by Jean Echenoz with music by Philippe Hersant. It was premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 2 November 2021.Critical bibliography (Auteurs.contemporain.info)