Prix Valery Larbaud
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2007) Winner
Vincent Delecroix
ヴィンサン・ドゥルクロワ
Vinsan Durukuroa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-11-26 （Paris）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, novelist, professor
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Affiliations
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
- Influenced By
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Nominations
- Prix Goncourt longlist (Naufrage, 2023), International Booker Prize shortlist (Small Boat, 2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École normale supérieure | — | Philosophy | agrégé de philosophie | — | France |
École normale supérieure
Philosophy
Degree:
agrégé de philosophie
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Prix Valery Larbaud | Ce qui est perdu | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française | Tombeau d'Achille | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 2023 | Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite | — | — | — | 受章 |
Prix Valery Larbaud
2007
Work:
Ce qui est perdu
Result:
受賞
Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française
2008
Work:
Tombeau d'Achille
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2007
Result:
受章
Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite
2023
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Naufrage
2023 NovelA novel based on the November 2021 English Channel disaster, narrated by the radio operator.
banality of evilmigrationresponsibility
Translations
- English: Small Boat (trans. Helen Stevenson, 2025)
La chaussure sur le toit
2007 Short storiesTen short stories about a shoe on the roof opposite in Paris, exploring different protagonists.
everyday mysteryhumanity
Tombeau d'Achille
2008 NovelBibliography
- Post-scriptum aux Miettes philosophiques. Kierkegaard (2005)
- Singulière philosophie. Essai sur Kierkegaard (2006)
- Ce qui est perdu (2006)
- La chaussure sur le toit (2007)
- Tombeau d'Achille (2008)
- Naufrage (2023)
Translations by Author
- Kierkegaard, Exercice en christianisme (2006)
Translations of Works
- Naufrage → Small Boat (English, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- existentialpoetic
- Recurring Motifs
- lovesingingthe sacred
Legacy
Philosopher specializing in Kierkegaard and novelist attentive to existential acts.
Trivia
- First novel translated into English shortlisted for International Booker Prize.