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Gilles Lapouge

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Gilles Lapouge

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-11-07 (Digne-les-Bains)
Died
2020-07-31 age 96
Nationality
France
Languages
French, Portuguese
Residence History
Algeria → Brazil → France

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist
Active Years
1950-2020
Affiliations
O Estado de S. Paulo, Le Monde, Figaro Littéraire, Combat

Awards

Prix des Deux Magots
1987
Work: La Bataille de Wagram
Result: winner
Prix Cazes
1996
Work: L'Incendie de Copenhague
Result: winner
Prix Femina Essai
2007
Work: L'Encre du voyageur
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Bataille de Wagram

1987 historical novel

L'Incendie de Copenhague

1996 novel

L'Encre du voyageur

2007 essay

Bibliography

  • Les Pirates
  • Équinoxiale
  • Un soldat en déroute
  • Le Singe de la montre
  • Utopie et civilisations
  • La Révolution sans modèle
  • La Bataille de Wagram
  • La Folie Koenigsmark
  • L'Incendie de Copenhague
  • Le Bruit de la neige
  • Besoin de mirages
  • Au revoir l’Amazonie
  • La Mission des frontières
  • Le Bois des amoureux
  • L'Encre du voyageur
  • La Légende de la géographie
  • La Maison des lettres. Conversations avec Christophe Mercier
  • Dictionnaire amoureux du Brésil

Style & Themes

Literary Style
travel writinghistorical narrative
Recurring Motifs
foreign landsadventure

Legacy

French writer and journalist known for his work as a correspondent in Brazil and his historical novels and essays. Winner of several literary prizes.

Trivia

  • Grew up in Algeria.
  • Served as correspondent for O Estado de S. Paulo in France for over 40 years.