Prix Femina
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Edition 95 (1998) Winner
ふらんそわ・しぇん
François Cheng
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanjing University | — | Department of Literature | — | — | China |
| École pratique des hautes études | — | East Asian Studies | — | — | France |
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Prix Femina | Le Dit de Tianyi | — | Prix Femina jury | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix André Malraux | Shitao: la saveur du monde | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Prix Roger Caillois | Double chant | — | — | 受賞 |
A fantastical novel set in the Ming dynasty court involving intrigue and love.
A book on the painter Shitao and his artistic philosophy.
Analysis of form and meaning in Chinese pictorial language.
First person of Asian origin elected to the Académie française. Renowned for bridging Chinese culture and French literature.
I became a Frenchman in law, mind and heart more than thirty years ago […] especially from that moment when I resolutely went over to the French language, making it the weapon, or the soul, of my creative work. This language, how can I say everything that I owe to it? It is so intimately bound up with the way I live and my inner life that it has proved to be the emblem of my destiny.