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Érik Orsenna is the pen-name of Érik Arnoult (born 22 March 1947) a French politician and
novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...
. 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 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...
. 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 In France, the (; Council of State) is a governmental body that acts both as legal adviser to the executive branch and as the supreme court for administrative justice, which is one of the two branches of the French judiciary system. Establ ...
, having been appointed in 1985. He was elected to the
Académie Française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
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 Intern ...
in 2006.


Bibliography

*1973 ''Loyola's blues'' (Le Seuil) *1977 ''La Vie comme à Lausanne'' (Le Seuil) *1977 ''Espace national et déséquilibre monétaire'', under his real name Érik Arnoult (PUF) *1980 ''Une comédie française'' (Le Seuil) *1988 ''L'Exposition coloniale'' (Le Seuil) *1992 ''Besoin d'Afrique'', in collaboration with Éric Fottorino and Christophe Guillemin (Fayard) *1993 ''Grand amour'' (Le Seuil) *1996 ''Histoire du monde en neuf guitares'', with Thierry Arnoult (Le Seuil) *1996 ''Mésaventures du Paradis, mélodie cubaine'', in collaboration with Bernard Matussière (Le Seuil) *1997 ''Deux étés'' (Fayard) *1998 ''Longtemps'' (Fayard) *2000 ''Portrait d'un homme heureux : André Le Nôtre'' (Fayard) *2001 ''La grammaire est une chanson douce'' (Stock) *2003 ''Madame Bâ'' (Fayard) *2004 ''Les Chevaliers du subjonctif'' (Stock) *2005 ''Dernières nouvelles des oiseaux'' (Stock) *2005 ''Portrait du Gulf Stream. Éloge des courants : promenade'' (Le Seuil) *2006 ''Voyage aux pays du coton. Petit précis de mondialisation'' (Fayard) *2006 ''Salut au Grand Sud'', in collaboration with Isabelle Autissier (Stock) *2007 ''La Révolte des accents'' (Stock) *2007 ''Le Facteur et le Cachalot'' (Les Rois Mages) *2008 ''La Chanson de Charles Quint'' (Stock) *2008 ''L'Avenir de l'eau'' (Bonjour,Stock) *2009 ''Et si on dansait ?'' (Stock) *2010 ''L'Entreprise des Indes'' (Stock) *2010 ''Princesse Histamine'' (Stock)


External links

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L'Académie française biography
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Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orsenna, Erik 1947 births Living people Writers from Paris 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists 20th-century French politicians 20th-century travel writers French travel writers Sciences Po alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Members of the Académie Française Joseph Kessel Prize recipients Prix Goncourt winners Roger Nimier Prize winners Prix Goncourt des lycéens winners French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers