Pierre Péju (born 1946) is a French philosopher, novelist and essayist.Bio
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, he studied at the

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. He has published a number of works in different literary genres, the best-known of which are two prize-winning novels ''Le rire de l’ogre'' and ''La petite Chartreuse''. Both titles are studied in French schools and lycees, and both have been translated into English, the former by

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The Girl from the Chartreuse ''The Girl from the Chartreuse'' (original title: ''La Petite Chartreuse'') is a French novel written by Pierre Péju and published for the first time in France in 2002. It has been translated in several other languages including English and it ...

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