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Gérard de Cortanze

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Gérard de Cortanze

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-07-22 (Paris)
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
writer, essayist, translator, literary critic
Active Years
1973-

Awards

Prix Renaudot
2002
Work: Assam
Organization: Prix Renaudot jury
Result: 受賞
Legion of Honour
2009
Category: Chevalier
Organization: French government
Result: 叙勲
Prix SGDL-Charles Vildrac
1999
Work: Le Mouvement des choses
Category: 詩集
Organization: SGDL
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Assam

2002 historical novel

The story of Aventino Roero Di Cortanze, an Italian aristocrat during the French invasion of Italy. It raises questions about invasion and resistance.

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Bibliography

  • Gérard de Cortanze, René Major, Le livre de la morte
  • Les enfants s'ennuient le dimanche
  • Giuliana
  • Elle demande si c'est encore la nuit
  • L'amour dans la ville
  • L'ange de mer
  • Une chambre à Turin
  • Assam
  • Aventino
  • Les vice-rois
  • Cyclone
  • Banditi
  • Spaghetti!
  • Laura
  • Miss monde
  • De Gaulle en maillot de bain
  • Indigo
  • La belle endormie
  • Miroirs
  • Les amants de Coyoacan

Translations by Author

  • Works of Jose Emilio Pacheco, Rubén Darío, Juan José Saer, Antonio Saura, Cesar Vallejo, Vicente Huidobro

Legacy

Known for winning the Prix Renaudot for Assam, active in novels, poetry, essays, and translations of Spanish writers.