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Jean Échenoz
Jean Echenoz (; born 26 December 1947) is a French writer. Biography Jean Echenoz was born in Orange, Vaucluse, the son of a psychiatrist, He studied in Rodez, Digne-les-Bains, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Paris, where he has lived since 1970. He published his first book, '':fr:Le Méridien de Greenwich, Le Méridien de Greenwich'' in 1979, for which he received the Fénéon Prize in 1980. He has published twelve novels to date and received about ten literary prizes, including the Prix Médicis 1983 for '':fr:Cherokee (roman), Cherokee'', the Prix Goncourt 1999 for ''I'm Off, I'm Gone'' (''Je m'en vais''), and the Aristeion Prize for '':fr:Lac, Chopin's Move'' (''Lac'') (1989). Works Novels and narratives (''récits'') * '':fr:Le Méridien de Greenwich, Le Méridien de Greenwich'' (Minuit, 1979) * '':fr:Cherokee (roman), Cherokee'' (Minuit, 1983) (Godine, 1987; reprinted, University of Nebraska Press, 1994) * '':fr:L'Équipée malaise, L'Équipée malaise'' (Minuit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange, Vaucluse
Orange (; Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Aurenja'' or ''Aurenjo'' ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is about north of Avignon, on the departmental border with Gard, which follows the Rhône and also constitutes the regional border with Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. Orange is the second-most populated city in Vaucluse, after Avignon. Name The name itself derived from an earlier Proto-Celtic *''far-aws(y)o''-, which literally means 'in front of the ear' (cf. Old Irish ''ara'', ''arae''; Ancient Greek ''pareiaí'', ''parauai'' < *''par-ausiā''). This became the Gaulish ''ar-aus(i)o''- ('temple, cheek'). It is cognate with the name of other ancient settlements, including ''Arausa'', ''Arausia'', ''Arausona'' (Dalmatia) and the nearby ''Oraison'' (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). The settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
