Prix Décembre
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Edition 33 (2018) Winner
Michaël Ferrier
ミシャエル・フェリエ
Michaël Ferrier
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-08-14 （Strasbourg）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, English, Japanese
- Residence History
- Strasbourg → Africa and Indian Ocean → Paris → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, essayist, professor
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Affiliations
- Chuo University
- Nominations
- Shortlisted three times for Prix Femina and three times for Prix Décembre
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Normale Supérieure | — | literature | agrégation | 18歳入学 | France |
École Normale Supérieure
literature
Degree:
agrégation
Period:
18歳入学
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
France
Passed agrégation in literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Prix littéraire de l’Asie | Tokyo, petits portraits de l’aube | — | Association of French Language Writers and French Minister of Foreign Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée | Sympathie pour le Fantôme | — | Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Edouard Glissant Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Franz-Hessel-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Prix Décembre | François, portrait d’un absent | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Prix Jacques Lacarrière | Scrabble, une enfance tchadienne | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix littéraire de l’Asie
2005
Work:
Tokyo, petits portraits de l’aube
Organization:
Association of French Language Writers and French Minister of Foreign Affairs
Result:
受賞
Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée
2010
Work:
Sympathie pour le Fantôme
Organization:
Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration
Result:
受賞
Edouard Glissant Prize
2012
Result:
受賞
Franz-Hessel-Preis
2015
Result:
受賞
Prix Décembre
2018
Work:
François, portrait d’un absent
Result:
受賞
Prix Jacques Lacarrière
2020
Work:
Scrabble, une enfance tchadienne
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tokyo, petits portraits de l’aube
2004 novelNovel depicting small portraits of Tokyo at dawn
Tokyocross-culturedaily life
Translations
- No English translation
Bibliography
- Tokyo, petits portraits de l’aube (Gallimard, 2004)
- Kizu (Arléa, 2004)
- Sympathie pour le Fantôme (Gallimard, 2010)
- Fukushima, récit d'un désastre (Gallimard, 2012)
- François, portrait d’un absent (Gallimard, 2018)
- Scrabble : une enfance tchadienne (Mercure de France, 2019)
Translations of Works
- Scrabble, A Chadian Childhood (Liverpool University Press, 2022)
- Over Seas of Memory (Nebraska University Press, 2019)
- François, Portrait of an Absent Friend (Fum d'Estampa Press, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinaryblending literature, art, music, philosophy
- Recurring Motifs
- JapanFukushimaCreole cultureimmigration
Legacy
Known for works on Japan, recipient of numerous literary awards, Professor at Chuo University.
Trivia
- Descends from Mauritian Creole and Réunion Creole people with Indian, French, Malagasy, and British origins.