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René Frégni (born 1947) is a French novelist.


Early life

Frégni was born in 1947 in
Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
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Career

Frégni owned a restaurant on the main square of Manosque, which he sold after his business associate was arrested for money laundering. He wrote about the experience in his 2004 novel entitled ''Lettre à mes tueurs''. Frégni is the author of 15 novels. He won the Prix Eugène-Dabit du roman populiste for ''Les chemins noirs'' in 1989. He also won the Prix Mottart from 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 ...
for ''Tendresse des loups'' in 1990. He also the Prix Paul-Léautaud for ''Elle danse dans le noir'' in 1998, the Prix Antigone for ''On ne s'endort jamais seul'' in 2001, the Prix Monte-Cristo for ''Tu tomberas avec la nuit'' in 2009, and the Prix Jean-Carrière for ''La Fiancée des corbeaux'' in 2011. Moreover, he won the Targa Jean Giono in 2012.


Personal life

Frégni resides in
Manosque Manosque (; Provençal Occitan: ''Manòsca'' in classical norm or ''Manosco'' in Mistralian norm) is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the ''préfecture'' (capital) ...
. His daughter lives in
Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
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Works

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References

Living people 1947 births Writers from Marseille People from Manosque French male novelists 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers {{France-novelist-20thC-stub