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Richard Jorif

リシャール・ジョリフ

Rishāru Jorif

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1930
Died
2010 age 80
Nationality
France
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1987-2001

Awards

Alain Fournier Prize
1987
Work: Le Navire Argo
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Navire Argo

1987 Novel

His debut novel published at age 57.

Bibliography

  • Le Navire Argo, 1987
  • Clownerie, 1988
  • Paul Valéry, 1991
  • Le Burelain, 1991
  • Les Persistants lilas, 1992
  • Tohu-Bohu, 2000
  • Qu'est-ce que la mort, Fourrure?, 2001

Legacy

French writer of Indian father and Martinique mother origin. Late debut at 57, won Alain Fournier Prize.

Trivia

  • Born to an Indian father and a mother from Martinique.
  • Debuted as a novelist at age 57.