Prix Valery Larbaud
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Edition 23 (1989) Winner
Jean Rolin
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Jean Rolin
Aliases:
Jean Philippe Rolin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-06-14 （Boulogne-Billancourt）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Dinard (Brittany) → Leopoldville (Congo) → Dakar (Senegal) → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Memberships
- Les Écrivains de marine
- Influenced By
- Marcel Proust, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Raymond Queneau, Pierre Mac Orlan, Flannery O'Connor, Annie Ernaux
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Louis-le-Grand | — | — | — | 1960年代中盤 | France |
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Period:
1960年代中盤
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Roger Nimier Prize | Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Albert Londres Prize | La Ligne de Front | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Prix Médicis | L'organisation | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Prix Ptolémée | L'Homme qui a vu l'ours | — | — | 受賞 |
Roger Nimier Prize
1982
Work:
Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes
Result:
受賞
Albert Londres Prize
1988
Work:
La Ligne de Front
Result:
受賞
Prix Médicis
1996
Work:
L'organisation
Result:
受賞
Prix Ptolémée
2006
Work:
L'Homme qui a vu l'ours
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Médicis
2 appearances
Works
Major Works
L'organisation
1996 novelSemi-autobiographical novel about involvement in May 1968 events.
May 1968 uprisingproletarian left
La Ligne de Front
1988 non-fictionJournalistic work on front lines.
conflictreporting
Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes
1982 travelogueTravel journal from Ghent to Aleutians.
traveldiscovery
Bibliography
- Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes
- L'Or du scaphandrier
- Vu sur la mer
- La Ligne de Front
- La Frontière belge
- Chemins d'eau
- Cyrille et Méthode
- Joséphine
- Zones
- L'Organisation
- Traverses
- Campagnes
- La Clôture
- Chrétiens
- Terminal Frigo
- L'Homme qui a vu l'ours
- L'explosion de la durite
- Un chien mort après lui
- Le Ravissement de Britney Spears
- Ormuz
- Les Événements
- Savannah
- Peleliu
- Le Traquet kurde
- Crac
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary precision for sober poetic formfirst person singular with subtle humor
- Recurring Motifs
- exploration of placesintersection of memory and daydreams
Legacy
Known for blending journalism and literature with documentary precision and poetic sobriety, recipient of Medicis and other prizes.
Trivia
- His brother Olivier Rolin is also a writer.
- Participated in the May 1968 uprising as a student.
- Member of Les Écrivains de marine since 2008.