Prix Femina
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Edition 60 (1963) Winner
Roger Vrigny
ロジェ・ヴリニー
Roger Vrigny
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-05-19 （Paris）
- Died
- 1997-08-16 （Lille） age 77
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris → Wiry-au-Mont (adopted village / burial place)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, essayist, radio presenter, professor
- Active Years
- 1950-1997
- Affiliations
- La Compagnie du Miroir (founder), France Culture (presenter), Prix Renaudot (jury member)
- Memberships
- Prix Renaudot jury member
- Influenced By
- Robert Mallet
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Prix Femina | La Nuit de Mougins | — | Prix Femina jury/committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française | For his entire body of work | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Prix Dumas-Millier | Sentiments distingués | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
Prix Femina
1963
Work:
La Nuit de Mougins
Organization:
Prix Femina jury/committee
Result:
受賞
Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française
1989
Work:
For his entire body of work
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Prix Dumas-Millier
1983
Work:
Sentiments distingués
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arban
1954 novelFirst novel. Marks his transition from theater to literature; notable for introspective portrayal of personal relationships.
transitionintrospectionhuman relationships
Lauréna
1956 novelA 1950s novel focusing on subtle emotional dynamics and interpersonal relations.
subtle emotionshuman relations
Barbégal
1958 novelLate 1950s work exploring existence and memory through places and relationships.
memorysense of place
La Nuit de Mougins
1963 novelSet over a night in Mougins, it quietly examines characters' loneliness, memory and life choices. Winner of the Prix Femina (1963).
lonelinessmemorydecision
Fin de journée
1968 novelUses the motif of day's end to reflect on the passage of time and interior life.
timeinteriority
La vie brève
1972 novelAddresses fragility and brevity of life, attentive to everyday details.
ephemeralitythe everyday
Pourquoi cette joie ?
1974 essay/novelAsks about reasons for joy and existence; notable for blending philosophical reflection with literary prose.
joyexistential inquiry
Un ange passe
1979 novelMid-career work depicting small miracles and nuances of relationships in everyday life.
small miraclesrelationships
Sentiments distingués
1983 novel/essaysWork characterized by refined sensibility and ethical reflection. Winner of the Prix Dumas-Millier (1983).
ethicssensitivity
Le Garçon d’orage
1994 novelA 1990s novel about youth, growth and trials amid an actual or metaphorical storm. Adapted for television in 1996.
coming of agetrialnature and humanity
Adaptations
- [television] Le Garçon d'orage (TV adaptation) / Jérôme Foulon (1996)
Instants dérobés
1996 essays / diary extractsA late-career work composed of diary extracts from 1972 to 1991; contains private reflections and fragments of daily life.
private reflectionfragments of daily life
Bibliography
- 1954: Arban
- 1956: Lauréna
- 1958: Barbégal
- 1963: La Nuit de Mougins
- 1968: Fin de journée
- 1972: La vie brève
- 1974: Pourquoi cette joie ?
- 1979: Un ange passe
- 1983: Sentiments distingués
- 1994: Le Garçon d'orage
- 1996: Instants dérobés
- 1998: Ciel de lit et autres nouvelles (collective)
Adaptations
- Le Garçon d'orage (TV adaptation, 1996)
- La Métamorphose (telefilm, 1983) - associated/adapted for television
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- introspective and observant proserestrained and refined narrationattention to fragments of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessmemory and the pastsubtle emotions in relationshipspassage of time
Legacy
Roger Vrigny is regarded as a quietly influential figure in 20th-century French literature. Through long-standing radio programs and major prizes (Prix Femina, Grand prix de littérature of the Académie française), he influenced literary life; his work is noted for interior portrayal and ethical reflection.
In Popular Culture
- TV adaptation: Le Garçon d'orage (1996)
Trivia
- Founded the small theatre company La Compagnie du Miroir in 1950, transitioning from theater to literature.
- Hosted radio programs for decades, including 'Belles Lettres' (ORTF) and 'Matinée littéraire' (France Culture).
- Won the Prix Femina (1963) for La Nuit de Mougins and the Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française (1989).
- His late book Instants dérobés (1996) is composed of diary extracts from 1972 to 1991.
- He is buried in Wiry-au-Mont.