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Prix Roger-Nimier
The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The prize was established in 1963 at the initiative of André Parinaud and Denis Huisman and is handed out annually during the second half of May. It comes with a sum of 5000 euro. Recipients * 1963: Jean Freustié for ''La Passerelle'', Éditions Grasset * 1964: André de Richaud for ''Je ne suis pas mort'', Éditions France-Empire * 1966: Clément Rosset for ''Lettre sur les chimpanzés'', Éditions Gallimard * 1967: Éric Ollivier for ''J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'', Éditions Denoël * 1968: Patrick Modiano for '' La Place de l'étoile'', Gallimard * 1969: Michel Doury for ''L'Indo'', Éditions Julliard * 1970: Robert Quatrepoint for ''Mort d'un Grec'', Denoël * 1971: François Sonkin for ''Les Gendres'', Denoël * 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Nimier
Roger Nimier (31 October 1925 – 28 September 1962) was a French novelist. Life Nimier was born in Paris, and served in the French Army, specifically in the 2nd Hussard Regiment in the Second World War (until 1945). He began to write quite early in his life. His first novel, ''Les Épées'' (''The Swords'') was published in 1948, when he was only 23. Nimier was the recognized leader of the '' Hussards'', a literary group which included notably Antoine Blondin, Michel Déon and Jacques Laurent, opposed to existentialism. He was opposed to the figure of the "engaged writer" symbolized by Jean-Paul Sartre. Nimier most famous work is considered to be ''The Blue Hussar'' published in 1950. Nimier also wrote in monarchist review ''La Nation française''. He also worked with director Louis Malle on the screenplay for Malle's 1958 film '' Ascenseur pour l'échafaud''. The Roger Nimier Prize was established in 1963 and goes to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Thirion
André Thirion (14 July 1907 – 4 January 2001) was a French writer, a member of the group of surrealists, a theorist and political activist. Biography After becoming a trade unionist, he turned to communism, a party he joined in 1925. His character led him to the group of surrealists he joined in 1928. A friend of Louis Aragon and Georges Sadoul, he participated in the activities of the Surrealists between 1928 and 1934. His photograph composes the framework of the work of René Magritte, ''Je ne vois pas la emmecachée dans la forêt'' (1928); He appears in tenth position, starting in a clockwise direction from the upper left corner. In November 1930, with André Breton, he draught the statutes of the "A.A.E.R." (''Association des artistes et écrivains révolutionnaires'') which the French Communist Party took over in 1932, changing the acronym to "A.E.A.R." and excluding the surrealists. Published in 1972, under the title ''Révolutionnaires sans révolution'', his testi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Rolin (writer)
Jean Philippe Rolin (born June 14, 1949, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer and journalist. He received the Albert Londres Prize for journalism in 1988, and his novel ''L'organisation'' received the Medicis award in 1996. His brother Olivier Rolin is also a writer. As students, Rolin and his brother participated in the May 1968 The following events occurred in May 1968: May 1, 1968 (Wednesday) * CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, was formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. * RAF Strike ... uprising. Bibliography * ''Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes'' ( Roger Nimier Prize 1982) * ''L'Or du scaphandrier'', 1983 * ''Vu sur la mer'', 1986 * ''La Ligne de Front'' (Prix Albert Londres 1988) * ''La Frontière belge'', 1989 * ''Chemins d'eau'', 1992 * ''Cyrille et Méthode'', 1994 * ''Joséphine'', 1994 * ''Zones'', 1995 * ''L'Organisation'' (Prix Médicis 1996) * ''Traverses'', 1999 * ''Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groupe Flammarion
Groupe Flammarion () is a French publishing group, comprising many units, including its namesake, founded in 1876 by Ernest Flammarion, as well as units in distribution, sales, printing and bookshops (La Hune and Flammarion Center). Flammarion became part of the Italian media conglomerate RCS MediaGroup in 2000. Éditions Gallimard acquired Flammarion from RCS MediaGroup in 2012. Subsidiaries include Casterman. Its headquarters in Paris are in the building that was the former Café Voltaire (named in honour of the writer and philosopher Voltaire), located on the Place de l'Odeon in the current 6th arrondissement of Paris. Flammarion is a subsidiary of Groupe Madrigall, the third largest French publishing group. History Ernest Flammarion successfully launched his family publishing venture in 1875 with the ''Treaty of Popular Astronomy'' of his brother, the astronomer Camille Flammarion. The firm published Émile Zola, Maupassant, and Jules Renard, as well as Hector Malot, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Frank
Bernard Frank (11 October 1929, in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 3 November 2006, in Paris) was a French journalist and writer. Early life Bernard Frank was raised in a comfortable family, where his father was a bank manager. After his baccalauréat, he started a Khâgne at the Lycée Pasteur but was expelled for bad conduct. He tried again to complete his preparatory classes at the lycée Condorcet, but abandoned them out of boredom during the second trimester. At the age of 20, Frank met Jean-Paul Sartre, who entrusted him on a trial basis with a column in his magazine, ''Les Temps Modernes''. He remained a periodic contributor, but after publication of his novel ''Les Rats'' (1953), he fell out with the magazine's management. Career and journalism During 1952–1953, Frank was in charge of the literary column in ''l'Observateur'', as a substitute for Maurice Nadeau. He started his work on the weekly with a double page which he dedicated to Drieu la Rochelle. He then coine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Pussey
Gérard Pussey (born 20 June 1947) is a French writer and novelist. Born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. A journalist and literary critic, Pussey is first of all a novelist. Initiated to literature by his uncle, the writer and screenwriter René Fallet, Pussey is winner of the prix Roger Nimier, (1980), the prix and that of the Société des gens de lettres. He appeared several times on the last lists of the prix Renaudot and the prix Interallié. Work ;Novels * ''Châteaux en Afrique'', Éditions Denoël – prix du premier roman. * ''L'Homme d'intérieur'', Denoël – prix Roger-Nimier and prix littéraire de la vocation. * ''L'amour tombé du lit'', Denoël – prix Contrepoint * Piquanchâgne', Médium – prix de la Société des gens de lettres * ''Robinson malgré lui'', Nil * ''Nous deux rue Bleue'', Éditions Gallimard * Ma virée avec mon père', Gallimard * ''Mamie Ward'', L'École des Loisirs * ''Rêves et cauchemars de Georges Mandard'', Castor astral * ''Une ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Sevran
Pascal Sevran (16 October 1945 – 9 May 2008) was a French TV presenter and author. Biography Son of a communist taxi driver, and a Spanish seamstress, Pascal Sevran was born on 16 October 1945 in Paris. His real name was Jean-Claude Jouhaud. He worked as a songwriter, a singer, a TV presenter, and an author. He was openly gay. He was involved in a racist controversy when he blamed the "black penis" for famine in Africa. He died on 9 May 2008 in Limoges. Bibliography As Book Author *1979 : ''Le Passé Supplémentaire'' *1980 : ''Vichy Dancing'' *1982 : ''Un garçon de France'' *1995 : ''Tous les bonheurs sont provisoires'' *1998 : ''Mitterrand, les autres jours'' about his friendship with François Mitterrand *2006 : ''Journal'' ''(personal diary)'' As songwriter He wrote many songs, including : * ''Il venait d'avoir 18 ans'' * ''Comme disait Mistinguett'' * ''C'est à Brasilia'' (music : Henri Betti) As TV show presenter * from 1984 to 1991 : La chance aux chansons ''(cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (threshold) is the whole excitement of parting and arriving. It is also the brand new threshold that we refashion at the door of the Church to allow entry to many whose foot gropes around it" (Jean Plaquevent, letter dated 28 December 1934). Description Éditions du Seuil was the publisher of the ''Don Camillo'' series, and of Chairman Mao Zedong's '' Little Red Book''. The large sales that these generated have allowed the house to publish more specialized titles, particularly in the social sciences. Seuil is widely respected in the publishing world, maintaining good relations with its authors. Seuil has published works by Jacques Lacan, Roland Barthes and Philippe Sollers (in his first period), and later by Edgar Morin, Maurice Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Érik Orsenna
Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947) a French politician and novelist. After studying philosophy and political science at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris ("Sciences Po"), Orsenna specialized in economics at the London School of Economics. He was a close collaborator of François Mitterrand and held several government positions in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a member (currently on leave) of the Conseil d'État, having been appointed in 1985. He was elected to the Académie Française on 28 May 1998. He won the 1990 International Nonino Prize in Italy. For ''Voyage au pays du coton'' he received the second prize of the Lettre Ulysses Award The Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage has been given annually since 2003 for the best texts in the genre of literary reportage, which must have been first published during the previous two years. The award was initiated by Lettre Inte ... in 2006. Bibliography *1973 ''Loyola's blues'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Cioran
Emil Mihai Cioran (, ; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. His works frequently engaged with issues of suffering, decay, and nihilism. In 1937, Cioran moved to the Latin Quarter of Paris, which became his permanent residence, wherein he lived in seclusion with his partner, Simone Boué, until his death in 1995. Early life Cioran was born in Resinár, Szeben County, Kingdom of Hungary (today Rășinari, Sibiu County, Romania). His father, Emilian Cioran, was an Orthodox priest, and his mother, Elvira, was the head of the ''Christian Women's League''. At 10, Cioran moved to Sibiu to attend school, and at 17, he was enrolled in the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, where he met Eugène Ionesco and Mircea Eliade, who became his friends. Future Romanian philosoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Astruc
Alexandre Astruc (; 13 July 1923 – 19 May 2016) was a French film critic and film director. Biography Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic. His contribution to the auteur theory centers on his notion of the ''caméra-stylo'' or "camera-pen" and the idea that directors should wield their cameras like writers use their pens.Alexandre Astruc, "The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Caméra-Stylo," in ''The New Wave'', ed. Peter Graham, pp. 17-23. Trans. from "Naissance d'une nouvelle avant-garde: la caméra-stylo," ''L'Écran Français'' 144, 30 March 1948. In 1994 he was awarded the René Clair Award for his whole body of film work. Selected filmography ''(s) indicates films also co-scripted by Astruc'' *1949: ''Ulysse ou Les mauvaises rencontres'' also known as ''Aller et retour'', a short film; Astruc also wrote the scenario *1952: '' The Crimson Curtain'' (s) (Le rideau cramoisi) *1952: '' La Putain respectueuse'' *1955: '' Les Mauvai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Table Ronde
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
