Michel Schneider (28 May 1944 – 21 July 2022) was a French writer, musicologist, énarque, senior official, and

psychoanalyst PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: + . is a set of Theory, theories and Therapy, therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a bo ...

. He was the father of journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider and of François Schneider, history teacher. He was also the maternal uncle of actress

Maria Schneider Maria Schneider may refer to: * Maria Schneider (politician) (born 1923), East German politician * Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress * Maria Schneider (musician) Maria Lynn Schneider (born November 27, 1960) is an Americ ...

Career

A former student of the

École nationale d'administration The École nationale d'administration (generally referred to as ENA, en, National School of Administration) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by President of France, President Charles de Gaulle and principal author of the Constitu ...

, he began his career at the Department of Forecasting of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in 1971. He was appointed adviser to the

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in 1981. He was at the head of the in the

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) *Minister for the Arts (Australia) *Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of ...

from 1988 to 1991. Michel Schneider died in

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on 21 July 2022 at the age of 78.

Académie française

He obtained ten votes in the election at 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 ...

on February 7, 2008 where he applied to the succession of

Bertrand Poirot-Delpech Bertrand Poirot-Delpech (10 February 1929, Paris – 14 November 2006) was a French journalist, essayist and novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on 10 April 1986. He is the father of writer Julie Wolkenstein. Early years Poirot ...

Opinions

Same-sex couples marriage

Lesbians and assisted reproductive technology

In the magazine

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',
yagg, 5 June 2013 these words have been described as "homophobic, transphobic and misogynistic" as well as "psychoanalytic-reactionary considerations" by Maëlle Le Corre.

Bibliography

Psychoanalysis

* 1980: ''Blessures de mémoire'', Paris,

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Ga ...

, coll. "Connaissance de l'inconscient". * 1985: ''Voleurs de mots : essai sur le plagiat, la psychanalyse et la pensée'', Paris, Gallimard, series "Connaissance de l'inconscient", . * 2010: ''Lacan, les années fauve'', Paris, PUF, series "Fil Rouge" ().

Narratives

* 1990: ''Bleu passé'', Gallimard

Novels

* 1991: ''Je crains de lui parler la nuit'', Gallimard * 2011: ''Comme une ombre'', Grasset

On music

* 2001: ''Prima donna'', * 2011:

Biographical essays

* 1988: ''

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, piano solo : aria et trente variations'', Gallimard, series "L'un et l'autre" . * 1989: ''La Tombée du jour : Schuman'', Le Seuil, series "La librairie du XX" . * 1991: ''Un rêve de pierre : le Radeau de la méduse : Géricault'', Gallimard * 1999: ''Maman'', Paris, Gallimard, series "L'un et l'autre" * 2003: ''Morts imaginaires'', Gallimard .

Prix Médicis essai Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who als ...

2003 * 2005: ''Schumann : Les voix intérieures'', Paris, Gallimard, coll. "

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an editorial collection of illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in pocket format. The books are concise introductions to pa ...

" (nº 481), . * 2006: ''Marilyn, dernières séances'', Grasset, .

Prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual French literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 1930 by about thirty or so journal ...

2006. * 2014: ''L'Auteur, l'autre : Proust et son double'', Gallimard

Political and sociological reflections

* 1993: ''La Comédie de la culture'', Le Seuil, * 2003: ''Big Mother'', Odile Jacob, * 2007: ''La Confusion des sexes'',

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, series "Café Voltaire" * 2013:'' Miroir des princes'', Flammarion, series "Café Voltaire"

Prizes

* 2007: 2nd Globes de Cristal Award: best novel ''Marylin, dernière séance''

References

External links

Michel Schneider
on Wikiquote
« Les Grandes traversées / Moi, Marilyn »
on

France Culture France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes (including debates, discussions, and documentari ...

Michel Schneider
on Babelio
''Michel Schneider à la recherche du frère perdu''
on ''

Paris Match ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly news magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. History and profile A sports news magazine, ''Match l'intran'' (a play on ''L'Intransigeant' ...

'' (20 September 2011)
''Maman'' de Michel Schneider by Andrée Bauduin
on CAIRN
Miche Schneider 's articles
on ''

Le Point ''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and news magazine published in Paris. History and profile ''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of '' L'Express'', w ...

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Michel Schneider – ''Le cauchemar américain''
on ''Le Point''

on ''

Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...

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