Fénéon Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1954) Winner
Albert Memmi
アルベール・メンミ
Arubēru Menmi
Aliases:
ألبير ممّي
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-12-15 （Tunis）
- Died
- 2020-05-22 （Neuilly-sur-Seine） age 99
- Nationality
- Tunisian, French
- Languages
- French, Judeo-Tunisian Arabic
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tunis → Paris → Neuilly-sur-Seine
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Essayist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1953-2020
- Affiliations
- Professor at Sorbonne, Director at École pratique des hautes études, HEC Paris, University of Nanterre
- Influenced By
- Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre
- Influenced
- Frantz Fanon
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Carnot de Tunis | — | Secondary Education | — | 1930s | Tunisia |
| University of Algiers | — | Philosophy | — | WWII期 | Algeria |
| Sorbonne (University of Paris) | — | Philosophy | 博士号 | 戦後 | France |
Lycée Carnot de Tunis
Secondary Education
Period:
1930s
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
Tunisia
Graduated in 1939
University of Algiers
Philosophy
Period:
WWII期
Country:
Algeria
Expelled due to Vichy anti-Semitic laws
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
Philosophy
Degree:
博士号
Period:
戦後
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
France
Earned doctorate in 1970
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Fénéon Prize | The Pillar of Salt | — | — | 受賞 |
Fénéon Prize
1954
Work:
The Pillar of Salt
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Pillar of Salt
1953 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel exploring the author's complex identity
IdentityColonialism
Translations
- English translation available
The Colonizer and the Colonized
1957 Non-fictionAnalysis of the interdependent relationship between colonizer and colonized
ColonialismRacism
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- À contre-courants
- The Pillar of Salt
- The Colonizer and the Colonized
- The Scorpion
Translations of Works
- Numerous English translations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Crossroads of East and WestAutobiographical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Identity conflictsJewish alienationColonialism
Health
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Forced labor camp imprisonment1942-1943頃 (ナチス占領期)Escaped, lasting psychological impact
Legacy
Influential thinker and writer on colonialism, identity, and racism; key in postcolonial theory
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in postcolonial literature discussions
Quotes
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I am a Tunisian, but of French culture. I am Tunisian, but Jewish, which means that I am politically and socially an outcast.
Source: The Pillar of Salt (1953) (1953) -
All of my work has been in sum an inventory of my attachments; all of my work has been... an attempt at reconciliation between the different parts of myself.
Source: 1995 statement (1995)
Trivia
- One of 13 children
- Supported Tunisian independence but moved to France after
- Married a French Catholic