Prix Valery Larbaud
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Edition 31 (1997) Winner
Jean-Paul Enthoven
ジャン＝ポール・エントーヴェン
Jan-Pōru Entōven
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-11 （Mascara, Algeria）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Judaism (agnostic)
- Residence History
- French Algeria, Mascara (birth) → France, Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Publisher, Journalist, University assistant
- Active Years
- 1971-2024
- Affiliations
- Grasset & Fasquelle, Hachette-Littérature, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Point
- Memberships
- Jury member of prix Saint-Germain (since 2011)
- Influenced By
- Pierre Nora, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Maurice Clavel, Raymond Aron, Pierre Boutang
- Influenced
- Raphaël Enthoven
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Janson-de-Sailly | — | Philosophy | — | — | France |
| Sciences Po | — | — | 政治学研究修了証 | — | France |
| Paris-Sorbonne University | Faculty of Letters | — | 歴史学学位 | — | France |
| Faculté de droit de Paris | — | — | 公法・政治学 DES | — | France |
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
Philosophy
Country:
France
Attended philosophy classes by Maurice Clavel
Sciences Po
Degree:
政治学研究修了証
Country:
France
Paris-Sorbonne University
Faculty of Letters
Degree:
歴史学学位
Country:
France
Faculté de droit de Paris
Degree:
公法・政治学 DES
Country:
France
Assistant at University Paris I 1973-1975
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Prix Cazes | Les Enfants de Saturne | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Prix Valery-Larbaud | Les Enfants de Saturne | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Prix du livre Europe 1 | Aurore | — | Europe 1 | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Prix Nice Baie des anges | La Dernière Femme | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Prix Femina essai | Dictionnaire amoureux de Proust | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier) | — | — | Ministry of Culture | officier |
Prix Cazes
1997
Work:
Les Enfants de Saturne
Result:
受賞
Prix Valery-Larbaud
1997
Work:
Les Enfants de Saturne
Result:
受賞
Prix du livre Europe 1
2001
Work:
Aurore
Organization:
Europe 1
Result:
受賞
Prix Nice Baie des anges
2006
Work:
La Dernière Femme
Result:
受賞
Prix Femina essai
2013
Work:
Dictionnaire amoureux de Proust
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier)
2014
Organization:
Ministry of Culture
Result:
officier
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Les Enfants de Saturne
1996 novel
familyfate
Aurore
2001 novelLa Dernière Femme
2006 novelDictionnaire amoureux de Proust
2013 essay
Proustliterature
Bibliography
- Les Enfants de Saturne
- Aurore
- La Dernière Femme
- Ce que nous avons eu de meilleur
- L'Hypothèse des sentiments
- Dictionnaire amoureux de Proust
- Saisons de papier
- Ce qui plaisait à Blanche
- Les raisons du coeur
Adaptations
- Day and Night (co-writer, 1997)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intellectual and essayistic novel styleRefined prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Family relationshipsPhilosophical inquiryIntellectual friendships
Legacy
Prominent French publisher, journalist, and novelist. Worked at Grasset and others, won several literary prizes. Known as close friend of Bernard-Henri Lévy and others.
In Popular Culture
- Family relationships (rift with son Raphaël) featured in media
Trivia
- Pied-noir born in Algeria from a Jewish family.
- Close friend of BHL, called his 'Minister of the Interior'.
- Publicly disowned son Raphaël in 2020 over autobiography.