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Xavier Galmiche

グザヴィエ・ガルミシュ

Guzavie Garumisshu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-06-30 (Nancy)
Nationality
フランス, French
Languages
French, Czech
Residence History
Paris

Career

Occupations
Professor of universities, Writer, Translator, Researcher
Active Years
1984-2024
Affiliations
Sorbonne Université, EUR'ORBEM

Education

École Normale Supérieure (ENS rue d'Ulm)
Faculty of Letters / Lettres classiques
Degree: agrégé de lettres modernes
Period: 1984-1986
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: France
Major of promotion 1984, agrégé de lettres modernes 1986

Awards

Gratiat Agit
2006
Organization: Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Result: winner
Premia Bohemica
2020
Organization: Czech Ministry of Culture
Result: winner
Prix Décembre
2021
Work: Le Poulailler métaphysique
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Poulailler métaphysique

2021 Essay

Poetic essay.

MetaphysicsChicken coop

Bibliography

  • Prague, Bohême, Moravie : guide littéraire, artistique, touristique
  • Vladimir Holan: Le bibliothécaire de Dieu
  • Le Poulailler métaphysique

Translations by Author

  • Vivre avec une étoile (Jiří Weil)
  • Pèlerin et brigand de Bohême (Karel Hynek Mácha)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Baroque-influenced complex styleCentral European literary context
Recurring Motifs
Baroque aestheticsMulticulturalismMetaphysics

Legacy

Renowned specialist in Czech literature, contributing to the promotion of Central European culture in France.