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René Victor Pilhes

ルネ・ヴィクトル・ピルエス

Rene Vikutoru Pirues

Aliases: René-Victor Pilhes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-07-01 (Paris, France)
Died
2021-02-06 age 86
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris → Ariège (Seix)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Publicist, Advertising executive, TF1 director
Active Years
1965-1999
Affiliations
Air France, Publicis, TF1

Education

Lycée Buffon
General
Degree: 学士
Country: France
Achieved bachelor's degree at high school in Paris

Awards

Prix Médicis
1965
Work: La Rhubarbe
Result: 受賞
Prix Fémina
1974
Work: L'Imprécateur
Result: 受賞
Grand Prix de la ville de Nancy
1989
Work: La Médiatrice
Result: 受賞
Prix de la littérature policière Edmond Locard
1992
Work: La Position de Philidor
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Imprécateur

1974 Novel

Satirical novel where mysterious curses plague the Rosserys and Mitchell company, denouncing economic failings.

Social satireCritique of capitalism
Adaptations
  • [Film] L'Imprécateur / Jean-Louis Bertucelli (1977)

La Rhubarbe

1965 Novel

Baroque novel about a bastard's quest for identity.

IllegitimacyIdentity

Le Loum

1969 Novel

Psychoanalytic epic of mother-son battle.

PsychoanalysisEroticism

Bibliography

  • La Rhubarbe (1965)
  • Le Loum (1969)
  • L'Imprécateur (1974)
  • La Bête (1976)
  • La Vérité toute entière (1980)
  • La Pompéi (1985)
  • Les Démons de la cour de Rohan (1987)
  • L'Hitler (1988)
  • La Médiatrice (1989)
  • La Position de Philidor (1992)
  • Le Faux (1993)
  • Le Fakir (1995)
  • Le Christ (1997)
  • La Morelle (1999)

Adaptations

  • L'Imprécateur (1977, film)
  • La Faux (2003, film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
BaroqueSatiricalParodic
Recurring Motifs
Ariège regionIllegitimacyUnderside of society

Legacy

Known as a French satirical novelist critiquing society, with bestseller L'Imprécateur winning Prix Fémina.

Trivia

  • From old families of Ariège.
  • Served in Algerian War.