Prix Médicis
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Jean-Luc Benoziglio
ジャン＝リュック・ベノジリオ
Jean-Luc Benoziglio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-11-19 （Monthey, Valais, Switzerland）
- Died
- 2013-12-05 （Paris, France） age 72
- Nationality
- Swiss, French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Monthey (birthplace) → Lausanne (university) → Paris (1967-2013)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Publishing editor
- Active Years
- 1972-2005
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lausanne | — | Faculty of Law | — | — | Switzerland |
University of Lausanne
Faculty of Law
Country:
Switzerland
dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Prix Médicis | Cabinet-portrait | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Grand Prix C. F. Ramuz | Lifetime achievement | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Schiller Prize | — | — | — | winner |
Prix Médicis
1980
Work:
Cabinet-portrait
Result:
winner
Grand Prix C. F. Ramuz
2010
Work:
Lifetime achievement
Result:
winner
Schiller Prize
1998
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cabinet-portrait
1980 NovelA more mainstream style novel that received widespread attention.
The Holocaust
Bibliography
- Quelqu'un bis est mort (1972)
- Le Midship (1973)
- La Boîte noire (1974)
- Béno s'en va-t-en guerre (1976)
- L'Écrivain fantôme (1978)
- Cabinet-portrait (1980)
- Le Jour où naquit Kary Karinaky (1986)
- Tableaux d'une ex (1989)
- La Pyramide ronde (1991)
- Peinture avec pistolet (1993)
- Le Feu au lac (1998)
- Peinture avec pistolet (1999)
- La Pyramide ronde (2001)
- La Voix des mauvais jours et des chagrins rentrés (2004)
- Louis Capet, suite et fin (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Black humorInfluence of the Nouveau romanOulipo
- Recurring Motifs
- The Holocaust
Legacy
Swiss-French writer known for black humor and influences from Nouveau roman and Oulipo.
Trivia
- Father was a Jewish psychiatrist who emigrated from Turkey; mother was Italian and a strict Catholic.