Pascal Quignard (; born 23 April 1948) is a French writer born in

Verneuil-sur-Avre Verneuil-sur-Avre (, literally ''Verneuil on Avre'') is a former commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton. History Following the revolt of ...

, Eure. In 2002 his novel ''Les Ombres errantes'' won the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

, France's top literary prize. ''Terrasse à Rome'' (Terrasse in Rome), received the French Academy prize in 2000. In 1980 ''Carus'' had been awarded the "Prix des Critiques". Among Quignard's most commented-upon works are his eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1991 by Maeght. But his most popular book is probably '' Tous les matins du monde'' (''All the Mornings in the World''), about 17th-century viola de gamba player

Marin Marais Marin Marais (; 31 May 1656, in Paris – 15 August 1728, in Paris) was a French composer and viol player. He studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully, often conducting his operas, and with master of the bass viol Monsieur de Sainte-Colomb ...

and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director

Alain Corneau Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer. Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work ...

. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. '' Tous les matins du monde'', starring

Jean-Pierre Marielle Jean-Pierre Marielle (12 April 1932 – 24 April 2019) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen (''Les Galettes de Pont-Aven''), to a World War II hero (''Les Milles ...

, Gérard Depardieu and son

Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Jean Maxime Antoine Depardieu (7 April 1971 – 13 October 2008) was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the oldest child of Gérard Depardieu. Early life Depardieu was the son of actor Gérard Depardieu and his first wife, a ...

, was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year. It was subsequently distributed in 31 countries, and released in 1992 in the United States. The soundtrack was certified platinum (500,000 copies) and contributed to musician

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’s international celebrity. Quignard has also translated works from the Latin (Porcius Latro), Chinese (Kong-souen Long), and Greek (Lycophron).

Books translated in English

Twelve of his books are available in English: ''Albucius'' (The Lapis Press), ''The Salon in Württemberg'' (Grove Weidenfeld), '' All the World's Mornings'' (Graywolf Press), ''Sarx'' and ''On Wooden Tablets: Apronenia Avitia'' (both Burning Deck Press), '' The Roving Shadows'', ''Sex and Terror'', ''The Silent Crossing'', ''The Sexual Night'' and ''Abysses'' (all Seagull Books), ''The Hatred of Music'' (

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), and ''A Terrace in Rome'' ( Wakefield Press).

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Critical bibliography (Auteurs.contemporain.info)

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