Rafaël Pividal (born 1934 near Buenos Aires – 2 October 2006) was a French writer and philosopher.

Biography

Rafaël Pividal was the son of a French mother, a classical dancer, and an Argentinean father, a lawyer. Rafael's maternal grandmother was a well-known actress,

Germaine Dermoz Germaine Dermoz (born Germaine Deluermoz, 30 July 1888 – 6 November 1966) was a French film and theatre actress of the early-to-mid twentieth century. She performed in over twenty theatre productions, frequently in the Théâtre Réjane. H ...

(1888–1966). At the death of his father in 1944, Rafael and his mother found themselves in a great poverty. From the age of 14, he must give private lessons to earn a little money. He attended secondary school in Buenos Aires and passed a French

baccalaureate Baccalaureate may refer to: * ''Baccalauréat'', a French national academic qualification * Bachelor's degree, or baccalaureate, an undergraduate academic degree * English Baccalaureate, a performance measure to assess secondary schools in England ...

(1952); He then went to France to study philosophy. A student at the

Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ...

, he was part of a group which included

Gabriel Cohn-Bendit Gabriel Cohn-Bendit (14 April 1936 – 17 December 2021) was a French activist and academic. He frequented anarchist circles and was part of the far-left in the 1960s and 1970s while later joining the Socialist Party and The Greens. Biography G ...

, Lucien Sebag and

Pierre Clastres Pierre Clastres (; 17 May 1934 – 29 July 1977) was a French anthropologist, ethnographer, and ethnologist. He is best known for his contributions to the field of political anthropology, with his fieldwork among the Guayaki in Paraguay and his ...

. He was admitted at the agrégation of philosophy in 1959. From 1964, he taught

sociology of art The sociology of art is a subfield of sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with ...

at the Sorbonne. He supported his doctoral thesis (sociology) in 1995 and was thereafter habilited to direct thesis. In parallel to his teaching, Rafaël Pividal was successively a member of the editorial boards of the ''Exit'' and ''Roman'' magazines and wrote numerous books.

Works

;Doctoral thesis *1995:''De la logique narrative, ou du sens et de la fonction de la fiction'', Université Paris 5, under the direction of André Akoun ;Fiction and essais *1963: ''Une paix bien intéressante'',

Éditions du Seuil Éditions du Seuil (), also known as ''Le Seuil'', is a French publishing house established in 1935 by Catholic intellectual Jean Plaquevent (1901–1965), and currently owned by La Martinière Groupe. It owes its name to this goal "The ''seuil'' ...

*1969: ''Tentative de visite à une base étrangère'', Seuil *1970: ''Plus de quartier pour Paris'', Seuil *1972: ''Le Capitaine Nemo et la science'',

Éditions Grasset The Grasset Editions () is a French publishing house founded in 1907 by (1881–1955). History Founder In 1913, Bernard Grasset publishes the first volume of ''À la recherche du temps perdu'', by Marcel Proust, '' Du côté de chez Swann'', ...

*1974: ''Émily et une nuit'', Seuil *1976: ''La Maison de l’écriture'', Seuil *1977: ''Pays sages'', Rupture *1978: ''Le Mensonge - Chronique des années de crise'', Ed. Encres, *1978: ''La Tête de Louis XVI'', Rupture *1978: ''Un professeur d’américain'', *1989: ''Le Pré-joli'', Balland. *1980
''Le Faux-prêtre''
*1981: ''La Découverte de l’Amérique'', Grasset *1985: ''La Montagne fêlée'', Grasset *1986: ''Grotius'', Grasset, (

Prix Sainte-Beuve The Prix Sainte-Beuve, established in 1946, is a French literary prize awarded each year to a writer in the categories "novels" (or "poetry") and "essays" (or "critics"); it is named after the writer Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve. The founding jury ...

). *1989: ''Hugo, l’enterré vivant'', Presses de la Renaissance *1989: ''Le Petit Marcel'', Grasset *1991: ''Le Goût de la catastrophe'', Presses de la Renaissance *1992: ''Les Aventures ordinaires de Jacques Lamare'', Quai Voltaire *1993: ''1994'', Robert Laffont

Filmography

* 1992 - ''

Hector Guimard Hector Guimard (, 10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building ...

, un architecte et ses folies''.Argument appearing on the cover: "From a porcelain doorknob found at the

marché aux puces A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

, Rafael Pividal, writer, art lover, reconstructs the path of Hector Guimard, one of the Art Nouveau masters. From mansions to subway entrances and through this exceptional building, the

Castel Béranger The Castel Béranger is a residential building with thirty-six apartments located at 14 rue de la Fontaine in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was designed by the architect Hector Guimard, and built between 1895 and 1898. It was the first re ...

, the film tries to approach the process from this designer and mainly his work". by

Pascal Kané Pascal Kané (21 January 1946 – 31 August 2020) was a French film director and screenwriter. He studied in Paris before joining the editorial staff of Cahiers du Cinéma from 1969 to 1979. He left Cahiers du Cinéma to concentrate on directing ...

: himself.

References

External links

Hommage à Raphaël Pividal
on Carré d'art magazine
Raphaël Pividal
on Encyclopedia Universalis
Raphaël Pividal
on Babelio

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