Fénéon Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1966) Winner
Jean Ricardou
ジャン・リカルドゥ
Jean Ricardou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-06-17 （Cannes）
- Died
- 2016-07-23 （Cannes） age 84
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Cannes, France → Paris, France → Cerisy-la-Salle, France
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Literary theorist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1955-2016
- Affiliations
- Tel Quel editorial board (1962-1971), International Cultural Center at Cerisy-la-Salle (1980-2016)
- Influenced By
- Alain Robbe-Grillet, Michel Butor, Claude Simon
- Influenced
- Later Nouveau Roman writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris École Normale d'Instituteurs | — | Teachers' college | — | 1953 | France |
| University of Paris VIII (Vincennes) | Modern Literature | — | 現代文学学位 | 1973 | France |
| University of Paris | — | Littérature française | 3e cycle博士課程 | 1975 | France |
| Toulouse-Le Mirail University | — | Lettres et sciences humaines | 国家博士号 | 1982 | France |
Paris École Normale d'Instituteurs
Teachers' college
Period:
1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
France
Graduated in 1953
University of Paris VIII (Vincennes)
Modern Literature
Degree:
現代文学学位
Period:
1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
France
University of Paris
Littérature française
Degree:
3e cycle博士課程
Period:
1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
France
Toulouse-Le Mirail University
Lettres et sciences humaines
Degree:
国家博士号
Period:
1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Fénéon prize | La Prise de Constantinople | — | — | winner |
Fénéon prize
1966
Work:
La Prise de Constantinople
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
L'Observatoire de Cannes
1961 Nouveau RomanExperimental novel set in Cannes, featuring creative use of description.
Adventure of writingAnti-realism
La Prise de Constantinople
1965 Nouveau RomanNovel generated from 'nothing', featuring wordplay and formal constraints.
OverdeterminationPrinciple of repetition
Les Lieux-dits
1969 Nouveau RomanA guide to travels in the book, with wordplay and theoretical purposes.
Language and realityPlace names
Translations
- Place Names: A Brief Guide to Travels in the Book (2007)
Bibliography
- L'Observatoire de Cannes (1961)
- La Prise de Constantinople (1965)
- Problèmes du Nouveau Roman (1967)
- Les Lieux-dits (1969)
- Révolutions minuscules (1971)
- Pour une théorie du Nouveau Roman (1973)
- Le Nouveau Roman (1973)
- Nouveaux problèmes du roman (1978)
- Le Théâtre des métamorphoses (1982)
- La cathédrale de sens (1988)
- Une maladie chronique (1989)
Translations of Works
- Place Names (English, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous and poetic styleIntegration of formal proceduresRepetition and variation
- Recurring Motifs
- Principle of repetitionOverdeterminationStrip-tease of description
Legacy
Main theorist of the French Nouveau Roman. Developed textics, a new science of writing.
Archives
- IMEC Institute for the Memory of Contemporary Writing
Quotes
-
No longer the writing of an adventure, but the adventure of a writing.
Source: Problèmes du Nouveau Roman (1967) -
Nothing seemed more imperative than to construct a fiction not as representation of a preexistent entity, but on specific mechanisms of generation and selection.
Source: Birth of a Fiction (1977)
Trivia
- At age 5, fascinated by canons' staggered repetition.
- Won first prize for composition at age 11.
- Created an emblematic painting of repetition process.