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Bernard Privat

べルなーる・ぷりゔぁ

Berunāru Puriva

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-10-25
Died
1985-10-11 age 70
Nationality
French
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, publisher
Active Years
1943-1982
Affiliations
éditions Grasset

Awards

Prix Femina
1959
Work: Au pied du mur
Organization: Prix Femina
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Au pied du mur

1959 novel

Bibliography

  • Cet ange en moi
  • Églogues (Virgil translation)
  • Armance
  • Au pied du mur
  • Une nuit sans sommeil
  • La Jeune Fille
  • L'Itinéraire

Translations by Author

  • Églogues (Virgil)

Legacy

French writer and editor who won the Prix Femina for Au pied du mur in 1959. He was in charge of éditions Grasset for over twenty-five years, publishing notable authors.

Trivia

  • Nephew of publisher Bernard Grasset.