Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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Edition 54 (1968) Winner
Albert Cohen
アルベール・コーエン
Arubēru Kōen
Aliases:
Abraham Albert Cohen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-08-16 （Corfu, Greece）
- Died
- 1981-10-17 （Geneva, Switzerland） age 86
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Corfu, Greece → Marseille, France → Geneva, Switzerland
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Civil servant
- Active Years
- 1921-1981
- Affiliations
- International Labour Organization, International Refugee Organization
- Influenced By
- Marcel Pagnol
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Thiers | — | High school | — | 1904-1913 | France |
| University of Geneva | Law Faculty | Law | 法学学位 | 1914-1917 | Switzerland |
| University of Geneva | Literature Faculty | Literature | — | 1917-1919 | Switzerland |
Lycée Thiers
High school
Period:
1904-1913
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
France
Met Marcel Pagnol
University of Geneva
Law Faculty
/ Law
Degree:
法学学位
Period:
1914-1917
Year of Graduation:
1917
Country:
Switzerland
University of Geneva
Literature Faculty
/ Literature
Period:
1917-1919
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
Switzerland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | Belle du Seigneur | — | Académie française | Winner |
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1968
Work:
Belle du Seigneur
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Belle du Seigneur
1968 NovelThe story of Solal's passionate, cruel love affair with Ariane Deume
Jewish identityLoveSocial status
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- Paroles juives (1921)
- Ézéchiel (1927)
- Solal (1930)
- Mangeclous (1938)
- Le Livre de ma mère (1954)
- Belle du Seigneur (1968)
- Les Valeureux (1970)
- Ô vous, frères humains (1972)
- Carnets (1978, 1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Autobiographical fictionFrench language
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish roots vs. social statusLoveIdentity struggle
Legacy
Master of French literature, included in Bibliothèque de la Pléiade in 2022
Archives
- Swiss National Library
In Popular Culture
- Belle du Seigneur in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Trivia
- Greek-born Romaniote Jew
- Lifelong friend of Marcel Pagnol
- Active Zionist