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Michel Crépu In November 2012 during '' Le Masque et la Plume''. Michel Crépu (born 24 August 1954, in Étampes) is a French writer and
literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...
as well as the editor-in-chief of '' Nouvelle Revue française'' since 2015.


Biography

As a journalist, Michel Crépu is a literary critic. He was responsible for the literary pages of the Catholic newspaper ''
La Croix La Croix primarily refers to: * ''La Croix'' (newspaper), a French Catholic newspaper * La Croix Sparkling Water, a beverage distributed by the National Beverage Corporation La Croix or Lacroix may also refer to: Places * Lacroix-Barrez, a muni ...
'' before becoming editor in 2002 and then in 2010 the director of the ''
Revue des deux Mondes The ''Revue des deux Mondes'' (, ''Review of the Two Worlds'') is a monthly French-language literary, cultural and current affairs magazine that has been published in Paris since 1829. According to its website, "it is today the place for debates a ...
''. He is also a literary critic at ' on France Inter, ' on France Culture and collaborates on a variety of newspapers including the Romanian '' Observator Cultural''. Michel Crépu is also a writer, an essayist and novelist. He has published ''Le Tombeau de Bossuet'' which received the "Prix Femina Vacaresco" now replaced by the prix Femina essai and the
Grand prix de la Critique littéraire The grand prix de la Critique littéraire was created in 1948 by Robert André. It is awarded each year by the French PEN club to a literary essay. Chaired by , its jury is now made up of Jean Blot, Jean-Luc Despax, Jean-Claude Lamy, Daniel Leuwer ...
of the
Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
as well as ', rewarded by the
prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives from ...
. In January 2015, he was appointed chief editor of ''Nouvelle Revue française'' by
Antoine Gallimard Antoine Gallimard (born 19 April 1947 in Paris)
in ''
éditions Gallimard.''Michel Crépu, tête de la NRF''
in ''
Libération ''Libération'' (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Initially positioned on the far-left of France's ...
'' 29 November 2014.


Work

*1988: ''La Force de l'admiration'', *1990: '' Charles Du Bos ou la Tentation de l'irréprochable'', éditions du Félin *1995: ''Dieu est avec celui qui ne s'en fait pas'' (chronique autobiographique), NiL Éditions, 1995. *1997: ''Le Tombeau de Bossuet'' (essay), éditions Grasset – (Prix Femina Vacaresco) Prix Femina essai and Grand Prix de la critique *1998: ''Bourdieu et les Forces du mal'' *1999: ''La Confusion des lettres'' (essay), éditions Grasset *2001: ''Sainte-Beuve : portrait d'un sceptique'', *2004: ''Quartier général'' (noel), éditions Grasset *2006: ''Solitude de la grenouille'',
éditions Flammarion Groupe Flammarion () is a French publishing group, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by Ernest Flammarion, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops (La Hune and Flammarion Center). Flammarion b ...
*2006: ''Le Silence des livres'' suivi de ''Ce vice encore impuni'', with George Steiner, Arléa, 2006. *2009: ''Lecture : journal littéraire 2002-2009'', éditions Gallimard, series
L'Infini ''L'Infini'' (in English ''Infinity'') is a French literary collection and magazine, established in 1983 in Paris by Philippe Sollers as a follow up of the magazine '' Tel Quel''. The magazine was first published by Éditions Denoël and late ...
*2011: ''Le Souvenir du monde: essai sur Chateaubriand'', éditions Grasset –
prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives from ...
2012. *2012: ''En découdre avec le pré'' (essay on Philippe Jaccottet), éditions des Crépuscules *2014: ''Écrire, écrire, pourquoi ?
Linda Lê Linda Lê (1963 – 9 May 2022) was a French writer. She was a recipient of the Fénéon Prize, the Prix Wepler, the Prix Renaudot du livre de poche, and the Prince Pierre de Monaco literary prize. Biography Lê was born in 1963 in Da Lat to ...
: Interview with Michel Crépu'' *2014: ''Écrire, écrire, pourquoi ? Yannick Haenel: Interview with Michel Crépu'' *2015: ''Un jour'', éditions Gallimard, series "Blanche"


Articles

*" Cioran, le barbare subtil," in ''
L'Atelier du roman ''L'atelier du roman'' (English: ''Workshop of the Novel'') is a quarterly French literary review founded in Paris in 1993 by the essayist Lakis Proguidis, and currently distributed by Groupe Flammarion and Canadian publisheBoréal Writers whos ...
'', n° 64, Flammarion, 2010, pp. 105-107 *"L'apparition de Michel Houellebecq," in ''
Le Débat ''Le Débat'' was a bi-monthly French periodical that appeared from 1980 to 2020. Founded by Pierre Nora and Marcel Gauchet, and associated with French left-wing politics, it was characterised as the "single most influential intellectual periodica ...
'', n° 210, Gallimard, 2020, pp. 217-22


References


External links


''Michel Crépu : copinages, connivences et renvois d’ascenseur''
on ACRIMED
Micjhel Crépu
on France Culture
Michel Crépu
on Babelio + podcast
''Conférence de Michel Crépu sur la littérature russe''
video on LCDR
''Les nouveaux habits de "La Nouvelle Revue française"''
on Gallimard
Blog de michel Crépu
on '' Nouvelle Revue Française'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Crepu, Michel 20th-century French non-fiction writers 21st-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French essayists 21st-century French essayists French literary critics Prix des Deux Magots winners Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1954 births People from Étampes Living people Nouvelle Revue Française editors