François Nourissier
François Nourissier (born May 18, 1927 in Paris ; † February 15, 2011 there ) was a French writer and literary critic .
Life
As a writer, François Nourissier published over 25 works, some of which were autobiographical and were in the tradition of the psychological novel .
He has received several awards for his works and was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman for a French story (Une histoire française) in 1966 , the literary prize awarded every October since 1918 by the Académie française for a French-language novel . Les Français was published in 1968 with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Jürg Hassler . This book was translated into German by Eugen Helmlé in 1969 , as was the novel Der Hausherr in 1968 . 1970 he received for La Crève won the Prix Femina , in 2002 the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca .
Nourissier, who was a member of the jury chaired by Ingrid Bergman at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival , was also a member of the Académie Goncourt , which annually awards the most famous French literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, between 1977 and 2008 .
François Nourissier, who had been married to Hélène Cécile Muhlstein, a descendant of Mayer Amschel Rothschild , since 1962 , died of the consequences of Parkinson's disease .
Awards
- 1966 Grand Prix du Roman for a French story
- 1970 Prix Femina for La Crève
- 2002 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
literature
- Patrick Kéchichian: François Nourissier . Le Monde , February 18, 2011, p. 24.
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| SURNAME | Nourissier, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2011 |
| Place of death | Paris |