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Jean Joubert

ジャン・ジュベール

Jean Joubert

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-02-27 (Châlette-sur-Loing)
Died
2015-11-28 (Montpellier) age 87
Nationality
French
Languages
French, English
Residence History
Châlette-sur-Loing, Loiret → Montpellier

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Poet
Active Years
1955-2015
Affiliations
Université Paul Valéry

Awards

Prix Artaud
1956
Work: Les Lignes de la Main
Category: poetry
Result: winner
Prix Renaudot
1975
Work: L'Homme de sable
Result: winner
Prix Mallarmé
1977
Work: Les Poèmes - 1955-1975
Category: poetry
Organization: Académie Mallarmé
Result: winner
Prix Méditerranée des Lycéens
1996
Work: Une Embellie
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Homme de sable

1975 Novel

Les Poèmes - 1955-1975

1977 Poetry

La Forêt blanche

1969 Novel

Hibou blanc et souris bleue

1978 Children's novel
Translations
  • White owl and blue mouse

Bibliography

  • La Forêt blanche (1969)
  • Un bon sauvage (1972)
  • L'Homme de sable (1975)
  • Les Sabots rouges (1979)

Translations of Works

  • Black iris: poems (1988, trans. Denise Levertov)
  • White owl and blue mouse (1990, trans. Denise Levertov)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic prose
Recurring Motifs
NatureChildhood

Legacy

French novelist and poet known for winning several literary prizes.