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Maurice Clavel

モーリス・クラベル

Mōrisu Kuraberu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-11-10 (Frontignan, Hérault)
Died
1979-04-23 (Asquins, Yonne) age 58
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Religion
Catholicism Baptized in 1965
Residence History
Frontignan → Paris → Dijon → Chartres

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, philosopher
Active Years
1947-1979
Affiliations
Théâtre National Populaire
Influenced By
Jean-Toussaint Desanti, Pierre Boutang

Education

École Normale Supérieure
Philosophy
Country: France
Rue d'Ulm, Paris
University of Montpellier
Morale and Sociology
Degree: 証明書
Country: France

Awards

Prix Médicis
1972
Work: Le Tiers des étoiles
Result: win

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Tiers des étoiles

1972 Novel

Major novel that won the Prix Médicis.

liferevolution

La Pourpre de Judée

Novel

Les Délices du genre humain

1967 Novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Virulent political and philosophical style
Recurring Motifs
political changeCatholic faith

Legacy

French intellectual who evolved from left-wing Gaullist to Catholic convert, noted for Prix Médicis win.

Trivia

  • Converted to Catholicism in 1965.
  • Actively involved in May 1968 events.