Gérard Pussey (born 20 June 1947) is a French writer and novelist. Born in

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-Saint-Georges () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called ''Villeneuvois'' in French. Hi ...

. 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 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 ...

, (1980), the prix and that of the

Société des gens de lettres The Société des gens de lettres de France (SGDLF; ; ) is a writers' association founded in 1838 by the notable French authors George Sand, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, and Alexandre Dumas. It is a private association recognised in France as ...

. He appeared several times on the last lists of the

prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the Prix Goncour ...

and the

prix Interallié The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual France, French list of literary awards, literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist. History The prize was started on 3 December 19 ...

Work

;Novels * ''Châteaux en Afrique'',

Éditions Denoël Éditions Denoël is a French publishing house founded in 1930. Acquired by Éditions Gallimard in 1951, it publishes collections spanning fiction, non-fiction and comic books. It published some of the most important French authors of the interwa ...

– prix du premier roman. * ''L'Homme d'intérieur'', Denoël – prix Roger-Nimier and

prix littéraire de la vocation Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

. * ''L'amour tombé du lit'', Denoël –

prix Contrepoint The prix Contrepoint is a French literary award established in 1971 by a group of young French novelists and journalists. Each year a French-speaking novelist is selected. According to Bertrand Labes,. this prize was characterized at its creation ...

*
Piquanchâgne
', Médium – prix de la Société des gens de lettres * ''Robinson malgré lui'', Nil * ''Nous deux rue Bleue'',

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

*
Ma virée avec mon père
', Gallimard * ''Mamie Ward'', L'École des Loisirs * ''Rêves et cauchemars de Georges Mandard'', Castor astral * ''Une journée pour tout changer'', followed by ''Mort d'un hypocondriaque'', éditions du Rocher * ''Au temps des vivants'',

Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...

and

Le Livre de Poche Le Livre de Poche (literally "The Pocket Book") is the name of a collection of publications which first appeared on 9 February 1953 under the leadership of and published by the , a subsidiary of Hachette. In terms of its influence on the mains ...

, n° 31253 * ''Les Succursales du ciel'', Fayard and Le Livre de Poche, n° 32303 ; The three "Noires" (novels) * ''Menteur'', Castor astral – prix Alexandre Vialatte * ''Le Libraire et l'Écrivain'', Castor astral * ''Le Don d'Hélène'', éditions Lajouanie ; For children * ''En attendant ton retour'', novel, * ''Monsieur Max ou le Dernier Combat'', novel, L'École des loisirs * ''Cent vingt-quatre'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Les Vélos rouillés'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Hold-up de la Tour Eiffel'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Noël du Père Noël'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''Le Chauffeur de l'autocar'', tale, L'École des loisirs * ''La Nuit du Boufadou'', tale, L'École des loisirs ;Translation *''Notre prof'', novel by

Walter Kempowski Walter Kempowski (; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called ''German Chronicle'' ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental ''Echolot'' ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical rep ...

, L'École des loisirs ;In collaboration * ''Dictionnaire des illustrateurs'', 3 volumes, with Marcus Osterwalder (illustrator), Ides et calendes * ''Maux d'excuse, les mots de l'hypocondrie'', with , éd. du Cherche-Midi

External links

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Gérard Pussey (1980)
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Gérard Pussey - "Les succursales du ciel" (2009)
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