Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1965) Winner
Georges Perec
ジョルジュ・ペルク
Jōju Peruku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-03-07 （Paris）
- Died
- 1982-03-03 （Ivry-sur-Seine） age 45
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Paris, France → Sfax, Tunisia → Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Filmmaker, Documentalist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1965-1982
- Affiliations
- Oulipo
- Memberships
- Oulipo
- Influenced By
- Raymond Queneau, Marshall McLuhan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbonne University | Faculty of Arts | History and Sociology | — | 1950年代後半 | France |
Sorbonne University
Faculty of Arts
/ History and Sociology
Period:
1950年代後半
Country:
France
Studied history and sociology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Prix Renaudot | Things: A Story of the Sixties | — | Prix Renaudot Committee | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Prix Jean Vigo | A Man Asleep | 長編映画 | Prix Jean Vigo Committee | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Prix Médicis | Life: A User's Manual | — | Prix Médicis Committee | 受賞 |
Prix Renaudot
1965
Work:
Things: A Story of the Sixties
Organization:
Prix Renaudot Committee
Result:
受賞
Prix Jean Vigo
1974
Work:
A Man Asleep
Category:
長編映画
Organization:
Prix Jean Vigo Committee
Result:
受賞
Prix Médicis
1978
Work:
Life: A User's Manual
Organization:
Prix Médicis Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Médicis
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Things: A Story of the Sixties
1965 NovelA story of a young Parisian couple in the sixties.
ConsumerismAbsence
Translations
- David Bellos translation
Bibliography
- Things: A Story of the Sixties (1965)
- Life: A User's Manual (1978)
- A Void (1969)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Constrained writingWord playLists and classificationExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- AbsenceLossIdentityHolocaust
Health
-
Lung cancer1981-1982Heavy smoker, health deteriorated affecting writing.
Legacy
Innovative French writer, member of Oulipo, master of constrained writing.
Archives
- Association Georges Perec (Paris)
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid 2817 Perec named after him. Rue Georges-Perec in Paris 20th. Google Doodle.
Trivia
- Father died in WWII, mother in Holocaust.
- Joined Oulipo in 1967.