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Michel Tournier

ミシェル・トゥルニエ

Mishieru Tournier

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-12-19 （Paris, France）
Died
2016-01-18 （Choisel, Île-de-France, France） age 91
Nationality
France
Languages
French, German
Religion
Catholicism
Residence History
Paris, France → Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France → Choisel, France

Career

Occupations
novelist, journalist, editor
Active Years
1967-2016
Affiliations
Académie Goncourt
Memberships
Académie Goncourt
Influenced By
Gaston Bachelard, Daniel Defoe

Education

Sorbonne University
Faculty of Philosophy / Philosophy
Period: 1940年代-1950年代
Country: France
Failed the agrégation exam
University of Tübingen
Philosophy
Country: Germany

Awards

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1967
Work: Friday, or, The Other Island
Organization: Académie française
Result: 受賞
Prix Goncourt
1970
Work: The Erl-King
Organization: Académie Goncourt
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique

1967 Novel

A retelling of Robinson Crusoe.

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Le Roi des aulnes

1970 Novel

A fantastical novel set against Nazi Germany.

mythwardesire
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Ogre / Volker Schlöndorff (1996)

Les Météores

1975 Novel

Story of twins.

twinsidentity

Le Vent Paraclet

1977 Autobiography

Autobiography.

philosophyreminiscence

Bibliography

  • Friday, or, The Other Island
  • The Erl-King
  • Gemini
  • The Wind Spirit

Adaptations

  • The Erl-King → The Ogre (1996 film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
mythicalphilosophicalfantastical
Recurring Motifs
twinsmythreversal

Legacy

Renowned French novelist, Prix Goncourt winner, and Nobel Prize contender.

Trivia

  • Was occasionally in contention for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • Co-founded the Rencontres d'Arles.