Prix Médicis
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Edition 13 (1998) Winner
Alberto Manguel
アルベルト・マンゲル
Aruberuto Mangeru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-03-13 （Buenos Aires）
- Nationality
- Argentine, Canadian, French
- Languages
- English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Israel (Tel Aviv, 1948-1955) → Argentina (Buenos Aires, 1955-1968) → France (Paris, 1968-1971) → United Kingdom (London, 1972) → Italy (Milan, 1974-1979) → French Polynesia (Tahiti, 1973-1974) → Canada (Toronto, 1980-2000) → France (Poitou-Charentes, 2000-2015) → United States (New York, 2015-2020) → Portugal (Lisbon, since 2021)
Career
- Occupations
- anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, editor, former director of the National Library of Argentina
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- National Library of Argentina (director, 2016-2018), Espaço Atlântida (director, since 2021)
- Memberships
- Order of Canada (OC), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Roxburghe Club
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires | — | — | — | 1961-1966 | Argentina |
| Universidad de Buenos Aires | Filosofía y Letras | — | — | 1967 | Argentina |
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Period:
1961-1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
Argentina
Teachers included notable Argentinian intellectuals such as historian Alberto Salas.
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Filosofía y Letras
Period:
1967
Country:
Argentina
Abandoned studies.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gutenberg Prize | — | — | International Gutenberg Society and the City of Mainz | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Prix Formentor | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Prix Roger Caillois | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix Médicis Essai | A History of Reading | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | McKitterick Prize | News From a Foreign Country Came | — | — | 受賞 |
Gutenberg Prize
2018
Organization:
International Gutenberg Society and the City of Mainz
Result:
受賞
Prix Formentor
2017
Result:
受賞
Prix Roger Caillois
2004
Result:
受賞
Prix Médicis Essai
1998
Work:
A History of Reading
Result:
受賞
McKitterick Prize
1992
Work:
News From a Foreign Country Came
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A History of Reading
1996 Non-fictionA history of reading.
ReadingLiterature
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
1980 ReferenceA dictionary of imaginary places from world literature.
Imaginary placesLiterature
Bibliography
- News From a Foreign Country Came
- A History of Reading
- The Library at Night
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Erudite and polished styleEssays on reading and libraries
- Recurring Motifs
- ReadingLibrariesImaginary places
Health
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Stroke2013年12月Affected speech; reflected on the experience in a 2014 New York Times op-ed.
Legacy
Cosmopolitan polyglot scholar known for works on reading and literature; former director of Argentina's National Library.
Archives
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Alberto Manguel Papers)
Trivia
- Reader for Jorge Luis Borges in Buenos Aires from 1964-1968.
- Parents were Jewish.
- Canadian citizen and identifies primarily as Canadian.