Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 75 (1977) Winner
Didier Decoin
ディディエ・デコワン
Didier Decoin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-03-13 （Boulogne-Billancourt）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Boulogne-Billancourt
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Affiliations
- Académie Goncourt
- Memberships
- Académie Goncourt
- Influenced By
- Henri Decoin
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Prix Goncourt | John l'Enfer | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
| 1966 | Bourse Del Duca | Le Procès à l'Amour | — | — | winner |
| 1970 | prix des Quatre Jurys | Elisabeth ou Dieu seul le sait | — | — | winner |
| 1971 | prix des Libraires | Abraham de Brooklyn | — | — | winner |
Prix Goncourt
1977
Work:
John l'Enfer
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
Bourse Del Duca
1966
Work:
Le Procès à l'Amour
Result:
winner
prix des Quatre Jurys
1970
Work:
Elisabeth ou Dieu seul le sait
Result:
winner
prix des Libraires
1971
Work:
Abraham de Brooklyn
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
John l'Enfer
1977 NovelPrix Goncourt-winning novel.
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La Femme de chambre du Titanic
1991 NovelStory about a chambermaid on the Titanic. Adapted into a 1997 film.
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Adaptations
- [Film] The Chambermaid on the Titanic / Bigas Luna (1997)
Bibliography
- Le Procès à l'Amour (1966)
- La Mise au monde (1967)
- Laurence (1969)
- Elisabeth ou Dieu seul le sait (1970)
- Abraham de Brooklyn (1971)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological descriptionsenigmatic narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- lovedeathhistory
Legacy
French writer and screenwriter who won the Prix Goncourt in 1977. President of the Académie Goncourt since 2020. Son of filmmaker Henri Decoin.
Trivia
- Son of renowned film director Henri Decoin.
- Served as Secretary of the Académie Goncourt from 1995, President since 2020.