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Michel Crépu In November 2012 during '' Le Masque et la Plume''. Michel Crépu (born 24 August 1954 in
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) is a French writer and
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as well as the editor-in-chief of ''
Nouvelle Revue française ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' (; "The New French Review") is a literary magazine based in France. In France, it is often referred to as the ''NRF''. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1909 by a group of intellectuals including And ...
'' since 2015.


Biography

As a journalist, Michel Crépu is a literary critic. He was responsible for the literary pages of the Catholic newspaper '' La Croix'' before becoming editor in 2002 and then in 2010 the director of the '' Revue des deux Mondes''. He is also a literary critic at ' on
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, ' on
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and collaborates on a variety of newspapers including the Romanian ''
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''. Michel Crépu is also a writer, an essayist and novelist. He has published ''Le Tombeau de Bossuet'' which received the "Prix Femina Vacaresco" now replaced by the prix Femina essai and the
Grand prix de la Critique littéraire The grand prix de la Critique littéraire was created in 1948 by Robert André. It is awarded each year by the French PEN club to a literary essay. Chaired by , its jury is now made up of Jean Blot, Jean-Luc Despax, Jean-Claude Lamy, Daniel Leuwer ...
of the
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as well as ', rewarded by the
prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots () is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives ...
. In January 2015, he was appointed chief editor of ''Nouvelle Revue française'' by
Antoine Gallimard Antoine Gallimard (born 19 April 1947 in Paris)
in ''
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 ...
.''Michel Crépu, tête de la NRF''
in ''
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'' 29 November 2014.


Work

*1988: ''La Force de l'admiration'', *1990: ''
Charles Du Bos Charles Du Bos (27 October 1882 – 5 August 1939) was a French essayist and critic, known for works including ''Approximations'' (1922–37), a seven-volume collection of essays and letters, and for his ''Journal'', an autobiographical work publ ...
ou la Tentation de l'irréprochable'', éditions du Félin *1995: ''Dieu est avec celui qui ne s'en fait pas'' (chronique autobiographique),
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, 1995. *1997: ''Le Tombeau de Bossuet'' (essay),
éditions Grasset Éditions Grasset () is a French publishing house founded in 1907 by (1881–1955). Grasset publishes French and foreign literature, essays, novels and children's books, among others. Bernard Grasset sold ownership of the company to Hachette ...
– (Prix Femina Vacaresco) Prix Femina essai and Grand Prix de la critique *1998: ''Bourdieu et les Forces du mal'' *1999: ''La Confusion des lettres'' (essay), éditions Grasset *2001: ''Sainte-Beuve : portrait d'un sceptique'', *2004: ''Quartier général'' (noel), éditions Grasset *2006: ''Solitude de la grenouille'',
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*2006: ''Le Silence des livres'' suivi de ''Ce vice encore impuni'', with
George Steiner Francis George Steiner, Fellow of the British Academy#Fellowship, FBA (April 23, 1929 – February 3, 2020) was a Franco-American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between ...
,
Arléa Arléa is a French publishing house created in 1986. Arléa publishes thirty new titles each year, including pocket ones. His catalog contains more than a thousand titles: the great classics of Antiquity (whether Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Sanskrit or ...
, 2006. *2009: ''Lecture : journal littéraire 2002-2009'',
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 ...
, series L'Infini *2011: ''Le Souvenir du monde: essai sur Chateaubriand'', éditions Grasset –
prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots () is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives ...
2012. *2012: ''En découdre avec le pré'' (essay on
Philippe Jaccottet Philippe Jaccottet (; 30 June 1925 – 24 February 2021) was a Swiss Francophone poet and translator. Life and work After completing his studies in Lausanne, he lived for several years in Paris. In 1953, he moved to the town of Grignan in ...
), éditions des Crépuscules *2014: ''Écrire, écrire, pourquoi ?
Linda Lê Linda Lê (1963 – 9 May 2022) was a French writer. She was a recipient of the Fénéon Prize, the Prix Wepler, the Prix Renaudot du livre de poche, and the Prince Pierre de Monaco literary prize. Biography Lê was born in 1963 in Da Lat to a ...
: Interview with Michel Crépu'' *2014: ''Écrire, écrire, pourquoi ?
Yannick Haenel Yannick Haenel (born 1967, Rennes) is a French writer, cofounder of the literary magazine '. Biography The son of a soldier, Yannick Haenel studied at the Prytanée National Militaire at La Flèche. From 1997, he codirected the magazine '' ...
: Interview with Michel Crépu'' *2015: ''Un jour'', éditions Gallimard, series "Blanche"


Articles

*" Cioran, le barbare subtil," in '' L'Atelier du roman'', n° 64, Flammarion, 2010, pp. 105-107 *"L'apparition de
Michel Houellebecq Michel Houellebecq (; born Michel Thomas on 26 February 1956) is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. H ...
," in ''
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'', n° 210, Gallimard, 2020, pp. 217-22


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External links


''Michel Crépu : copinages, connivences et renvois d’ascenseur''
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on France Culture
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''Conférence de Michel Crépu sur la littérature russe''
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''Les nouveaux habits de "La Nouvelle Revue française"''
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Nouvelle Revue Française ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' (; "The New French Review") is a literary magazine based in France. In France, it is often referred to as the ''NRF''. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1909 by a group of intellectuals including And ...
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