Prix des Deux Magots
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1973) Winner
Michel del Castillo
ミシェル・デル・カスティーヨ
Misheru deru Kasutīyo
Aliases:
Michel Janicot del Castillo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-08-02 （Madrid）
- Died
- 2024-12-17 age 91
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French, Spanish
- Residence History
- Madrid (birthplace) → Near Mende (Rieucros Camp)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1957-2024
- Affiliations
- Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique
- Memberships
- Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique
- Influenced By
- Miguel de Unamuno, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Prix Chateaubriand | Le Silence des Pierres | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Prix Renaudot | La Nuit du Décret | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Prix Maurice Genevoix | Rue des Archives | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Prix de l’Écrit Intime | Mon frère l’Idiot | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Prix Femina essai | Colette, une Certaine France | エッセイ | — | 受賞 |
Prix Chateaubriand
1975
Work:
Le Silence des Pierres
Result:
受賞
Prix Renaudot
1981
Work:
La Nuit du Décret
Result:
受賞
Prix Maurice Genevoix
1994
Work:
Rue des Archives
Result:
受賞
Prix de l’Écrit Intime
1995
Work:
Mon frère l’Idiot
Result:
受賞
Prix Femina essai
1999
Work:
Colette, une Certaine France
Category:
エッセイ
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (1981) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tanguy (A Child of Our Time)
1957 NovelAutobiographical novel depicting war experiences.
WarFamilyIdentity
Le Vent de la Nuit
1973 NovelDepicts night scenes and inner conflicts.
NightLonelinessMemory
La Nuit du Décret
1981 NovelPortrays events on the night of a historical decree.
HistoryPoliticsFate
Le Silence des Pierres
1975 NovelSpeaks of the past through silent stones.
SilencePastSpain
Rue des Archives
1994 NovelLife on Rue des Archives.
MemoryHistoryFamily
Bibliography
- Tanguy (A Child of Our Time) (1957)
- La Guitare (1958)
- Le Colleur d’affiches (The Disinherited) (1959)
- Le manège espagnol (1960)
- Tara (1962)
- Gérardo Laïn (The Seminarian) (1967)
- Les écrous de la haine (1968)
- Le Vent de la Nuit (1973)
- Le silence des pierres (1975)
- Le sortilège espagnol (1977)
Translations of Works
- Gérardo Laïn → The Seminarian (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Philosophical style influenced by Unamuno and DostoevskyStrong autobiographical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Spanish Civil WarConcentration camp experienceFamily and identity
Legacy
French writer born in Spain, recipient of numerous literary prizes. Many works based on war experiences, member of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature in Belgium.
In Popular Culture
- A school in Mende named after him
Trivia
- Interned with his mother in Rieucros concentration camp
- Avid classical music lover, considered a career as a pianist