Prix Médicis
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Edition 5 (1962) Winner
Colette Audry
コレット・オードリー
Colette Audry
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-07-06 （Orange, Vaucluse）
- Died
- 1990-10-20 （Issy-les-Moulineaux） age 84
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Nice → Ardèche → Côtes-du-Nord → Paris → Caen → Rouen → Paris → Grenoble
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, critic, teacher, political activist
- Active Years
- 1928-1990
- Affiliations
- Socialist Party, Unified Socialist Party
- Memberships
- Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party, Anti-Stalinist left
- Influenced By
- Paul Nizan, Simone de Beauvoir, Marceau Pivert
- Influenced
- Françoise Sagan, Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École normale supérieure de jeunes filles | — | Lettres | agrégation de lettres | 1920年代 | France |
École normale supérieure de jeunes filles
Lettres
Degree:
agrégation de lettres
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
France
Obtained agrégation de lettres
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Prix Médicis | Derrière la baignoire | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Médicis
1962
Work:
Derrière la baignoire
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Derrière la baignoire
1962 autobiographical novelAutobiographical novel
familychildhood
On joue perdant
1946 short storiesCollection of short stories
Soledad
1956 playSuccessful play of 1956
Legacy
French novelist, screenwriter, and critic known for winning the Prix Médicis. Active in politics with influence in socialist circles.
In Popular Culture
- Main courtyard of Parti Socialiste headquarters named after her
Trivia
- Born into a Protestant family that distanced itself from religion
- Mother was grand-niece of Gaston Doumergue
- Sister was film director Jacqueline Audry
- Advised Françoise Sagan on her manuscript