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François Nourissier

フランソワ・ヌーリッシエ

Furansowa Nūrisshie

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1927-05-18 (Paris)
Died
2011-02-15 (Paris) age 83
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
journalist, writer, editor
Active Years
1951-2011
Affiliations
Éditions Denoël, La Parisienne, Éditions Grasset, Académie Goncourt
Memberships
Académie Goncourt member

Awards

Prix Femina
1970
Work: La crève
Organization: Prix Femina jury
Result: winner
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1965
Work: Une histoire française
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
2002
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La crève

1970 novel

Une histoire française

1965 novel

Un petit bourgeois

1964 novel

Bibliography

  • 1951: L'Eau Grise
  • 1956: Les Orphelins d'Auteuil, Les Chiens à fouetter
  • 1957: Le Corps de Diane
  • 1958: Bleu comme la nuit
  • 1964: Un petit bourgeois
  • 1965: Une histoire française
  • 1970: La crève
  • 1973: Allemande
  • 1981: L'Empire des nuages
  • 1985: La Fête des pères
  • 1992: Le Gardien des ruines
  • 1997: Le Bar de l'escadrille
  • 2001: À défaut de génie
  • 2003: Le prince des berlingots
  • 2008: Eau-de-feu

Health

  • Parkinson's disease
    晩年
    complications led to death

Legacy

Elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1977. Served as Secretary-General in 1983 and president from 1996 to 2002. Several novels adapted into films.

Trivia

  • Associated with the Hussards literary movement.
  • Jury member at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.