Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1 appearances
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Edition 85 (1999) Winner
François Taillandier
フランソワ・タイヤンディエ
Furansowa Taiyandie
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955 （Clermont-Ferrand）
- Nationality
- フランス, French
- Languages
- フランス語, French
- Residence History
- Paris
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Affiliations
- Société des gens de lettres
- Memberships
- Société des gens de lettres (president in 2006)
- Influenced By
- Henri Vernes, Honoré de Balzac, Edmond Rostand, Marquis de Sade
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University (name unknown) | classical literature | — | — | — | France |
University (name unknown)
classical literature
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
France
thesis on the Marquis de Sade
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Prix Jean-Freustié | Les Clandestins | — | — | winner |
| 1992 | Roger Nimier Prize | Les Nuits Racine | — | — | winner |
| 1999 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | Anielka | — | Académie française | winner |
Prix Jean-Freustié
1990
Work:
Les Clandestins
Result:
winner
Roger Nimier Prize
1992
Work:
Les Nuits Racine
Result:
winner
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1999
Work:
Anielka
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Les Clandestins
1990 novelLes Nuits Racine
1992 novelAnielka
1999 novelOption Paradis
2005 novelFirst novel in the La Grande Intrigue series.
French contemporary society
Bibliography
- Personages de la rue du Couteau
- Tott
- Benoît ou les contemporains obscurs
- Les clandestins
- Les Nuits Racine
- Mémoires de Monte-Cristo
- Des hommes qui s'éloignent
- Anielka
- Journal de Marseille
- N6, La route de l'Italie
- Le cas Gentile
- Option paradis
- Telling
- Il n'y a personne dans les tombes
- Aragon
- Borges
- Les parents lâcheurs
- Balzac
- Intrigues
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Revives the tradition of Balzac's La Comédie Humaine and Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart
- Recurring Motifs
- French contemporary societyevolution of families through generations
Legacy
French writer portraying the French contemporary society, winner of several literary prizes, author of the cycle La Grande Intrigue.
Quotes
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Tout une part de la production romanesque contemporaine est rassurante. Ce sont des romans qui miment le roman. Ils trahissent une grande nostalgie pour le passé.
Source: Chronicart interview (2005)
Trivia
- Passionate about Henri Vernes' Bob Morane at age 12.
- Started reading Honoré de Balzac in 1968.
- Divorced, father of three.
- Appointed president of Société des gens de lettres in 2006.