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Jean Carrière

ジャン・カリエール

Jean Carrière

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-08-06 (Nîmes)
Died
2005-05-08 (Domessargues) age 76
Nationality
フランス
Languages
French
Residence History
Nîmes → Manosque → Paris → Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu → Domessargues

Career

Occupations
novelist, music critic, literary columnist
Active Years
1967-2005
Affiliations
ORTF
Influenced By
Jean Giono

Awards

Prix Goncourt
1972
Work: L'Épervier de Maheux
Organization: Académie Goncourt
Result: 受賞
Prix de l'Académie française
1967
Work: Retour à Uzès
Organization: Académie française
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Épervier de Maheux

1972 novel

A novel set in the Cévennes region. Winner of the Prix Goncourt.

regionalismnaturehuman suffering

Bibliography

  • Retour à Uzès
  • L'Épervier de Maheux
  • La Caverne des pestiférés
  • Le Nez dans l'herbe
  • Jean Giono
  • Les Années sauvages
  • Julien Gracq
  • Le Prix d'un Goncourt
  • L'Indifférence des étoiles
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Achigan
  • L'Empire des songes
  • Un jardin pour l'éternel
  • Le Fer dans la plaie
  • Feuilles d'or sur un torrent
  • Passions futiles

Style & Themes

Literary Style
regionalist stylelyrical prose
Recurring Motifs
Cévennes regionmusicnature

Health

  • depression
    1970年代以降
    Following father's death and divorce.

Legacy

Known for winning the Prix Goncourt, classified as a regionalist writer but avoided Paris literary circles, continuing to write from the provinces. Published over 20 books.

Trivia

  • Served as secretary to Jean Giono.
  • Dedicated a book to Sigourney Weaver.
  • Father was a conductor, maternal grandfather owned a violin shop.