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Georges Piroué

ジョルジュ・ピルーエ

Joruju Pirūe

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-08-05 (La Chaux-de-Fonds)
Died
2005-01-07 (Dampierre-sur-Loire near Saumur) age 84
Nationality
Swiss
Languages
French
Residence History
La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) → Neuchâtel (Switzerland) → Paris (France) → Dampierre-sur-Loire (France)

Career

Occupations
writer, literary advisor, head of translation department
Active Years
1951-2005
Affiliations
Éditions Denoël

Education

University of Neuchâtel
Literature
Degree: doctorate
Year of Graduation: 1950
Country: Switzerland
Studied literature and obtained doctorate

Awards

Prix Charles Veillon
1966
Result: 受賞
Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud
1979
Work: Feux et lieux
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Feux et lieux

1979 Short stories

Collection of short stories

La vie supposée de Théodore Nèfle

1972 Novel

Novel about the supposed life of Théodore Nèfle

Proust et la musique du devenir

1960 Essay

Essay on Proust and the music of becoming

Bibliography

  • Ariane, ma sanglante (1961)
  • Ces Eaux qui ne vont nulle part (1966)
  • La Façade et autres miroirs (1969)
  • Feux et lieux (1979)
  • Madame double étoile (1989)
  • L'Herbe tendre (1992)
  • Une manière de durer (1962)
  • La vie supposée de Théodore Nèfle (1972)
  • San Rocco et ses fêtes (1976)
  • À sa seule gloire : fragments d’une autre vie (1981)
  • Proust et la musique du devenir (1960)
  • Pirandello (1967)
  • Lui, Hugo (1985)
  • Mémoires d’un lecteur heureux (1997)

Legacy

Swiss writer known for short stories and essays in French.