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Pierre Péju

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Pierre Péju

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946 (Lyon)
Nationality
France
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
philosopher, novelist, essayist
Active Years
1946-

Education

Sorbonne
Country: France

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le rire de l’ogre

novel
Translations
  • English translation by Euan Cameron

La petite Chartreuse

novel
Translations
  • The Girl from the Chartreuse, translated by Ina Rilke

Legacy

French philosopher, novelist, and essayist. His best-known prize-winning novels Le rire de l’ogre and La petite Chartreuse are studied in French schools and lycees, and both have been translated into English.

In Popular Culture

  • Both novels are studied in French schools and lycees.