Prix Médicis
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Tony Duvert
トニー・デュヴェール
Tonī Dyuvēru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-07-02 （Villeneuve-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, France）
- Died
- 2008-08 （Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France） age 63
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Villeneuve-le-Roi → Savigny-sur-Orge → Paris → Morocco → Thore la Rochette → Tours → Loir-et-Cher (mother's house)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Philosopher
- Active Years
- 1967-1989
- Affiliations
- Éditions de Minuit
- Influenced By
- Roland Barthes
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Jean-Baptiste Corot | — | General studies | — | 1961頃 | France |
Lycée Jean-Baptiste Corot
General studies
Period:
1961頃
Country:
France
Brilliant student but few friends; later moved to Paris for arts degree but focused on writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Prix Médicis | Paysage de fantaisie | — | — | winner |
Prix Médicis
1973
Work:
Paysage de fantaisie
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Paysage de fantaisie
1973 NovelExperimental novel defending paedophilia and criticizing child-rearing
Paedophilia advocacyCriticism of child-rearingBourgeois society critique
Translations
- Strange Landscape (trans. Sam Flores, 1976)
L'Île Atlantique
1979 NovelClassic form novel incorporating his themes, critically acclaimed
Child sexualityFamily criticism
Adaptations
- [Television] / Gerard Mordillat (2005)
Translations
- Atlantic Island (trans. 2017)
Bibliography
- Récidive (1967)
- Interdit de séjour (1969)
- Portrait d'homme-couteau (1969)
- Le voyageur (1970)
- Paysage de fantaisie (1973)
- Journal d'un innocent (1976)
- Quand mourut Jonathan (1978)
- L'Île Atlantique (1979)
- Un anneau d'argent à l'oreille (1982)
Translations of Works
- Diary of an Innocent (2010)
- When Jonathan Died (1991)
- Good Sex Illustrated (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rambling styleTypographic gamesAbsence or multiplicity of plotsLack of punctuation
- Recurring Motifs
- Celebration and defence of paedophiliaCriticism of modern child-rearingSexual liberation
Health
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Mental distress and suicide attempt幼少期（12歳頃）Expelled from school, psychiatric treatment, ran away from home
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Reclusiveness1980年代後半-2008Stopped publishing, total recluse, largely forgotten
Legacy
Gained renown in 1970s but forgotten later. Death revived interest. Controversial as LGBTQ writer and paedophilia advocate
In Popular Culture
- TV adaptation of L'Île Atlantique (2005)
Trivia
- Body found in decomposition weeks after death
- Expelled from school at 12 for sexual acts with boys
- Known for paedophile advocacy