Jean Rolin (writer)
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Jean Philippe Rolin (born June 14, 1949,
Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...
) is a French writer and
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. He received the Albert Londres Prize for journalism in 1988, and his novel ''L'organisation'' received the Medicis award in 1996. His brother
Olivier Rolin Olivier Rolin (born 14 May 1947, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1994, for his novel ''Port-Soudan''. His brother Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean ( ...
is also a writer. As students, Rolin and his brother participated in the
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uprising.


Bibliography

* ''Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes'' (
Roger Nimier Prize 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 ...
1982) * ''L'Or du scaphandrier'', 1983 * ''Vu sur la mer'', 1986 * ''La Ligne de Front'' (Prix Albert Londres 1988) * ''La Frontière belge'', 1989 * ''Chemins d'eau'', 1992 * ''Cyrille et Méthode'', 1994 * ''Joséphine'', 1994 * ''Zones'', 1995 * ''L'Organisation'' (Prix Médicis 1996) * ''Traverses'', 1999 * ''Campagnes'', 2000 * ''La Clôture'', 2002 * ''Chrétiens'', 2003 * ''Terminal Frigo'', 2005 * ''L'Homme qui a vu l'ours'' (Prix Ptolémée 2006) * ''L'explosion de la durite'', 2007 Warren Motte, "Jean Rolin's Explosion". The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Sept. 22, 2008)(fee required for online access).
/ref> * ''Un chien mort après lui'', 2009 * ''Le Ravissement de Britney Spears'', 2011 * ''Ormuz'', 2013 * ''Les Événements'', 2015 * ''Savannah'', 2015 * ''Peleliu'', 2016 * ''Le Traquet kurde'', 2018 * ''Crac'', 2019


References

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