Héctor Bianciotti
Héctor Bianciotti (born March 18, 1930 in Calchín Oeste , Córdoba ; † June 11, 2012 in Paris ) was an Argentine - French writer and literary critic .
Life
Bianciotti was a son of Italian immigrants from Piedmont . In 1942, at the age of 12, he entered a Franciscan monastery . There he got to know French literature , especially the works of Paul Valéry . In 1954 he went to Europe for six years, first to Italy and later to Spain.
In February 1961 he finally moved to France and in the early 1980s to write in French. In 1981 he also obtained French citizenship . In addition to his work as a writer, he also worked as a literary critic for the daily Le Monde and for the weekly Le Nouvel Observateur . Bianciotti is now considered to be one of the most important representatives of contemporary French literature.
On January 18, 1996, Bianciotti was admitted to the Académie française as the successor to André Frossard ( armchair 2 ).
Awards
- 1985: Prix Femina for Sans la misericordia du Christ
- 1993: Prix Pierre de Monaco for his life's work
- 1994: Prix de langue de France
- Officer of the Legion of Honor
- Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
Works
- The extreme life of an inconspicuous woman ("Sans la miséricordia du Christ"). Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 1989, ISBN 3-518-38183-0 .
- The slow progression of love (“Le pas silent de l'amour”). Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 1997, ISBN 3-518-40866-6 .
- The night of the blue stars. Roman ("Seules les larmes seront comptées"). Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 1991, ISBN 3-518-40394-X .
- What the night tells the day. Roman (“Le que la nuit raconte au jour”). Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 1993, ISBN 3-518-40562-4 .
- Like the trail of the bird in the air ("Comme la trace de l'oiseau dans l'air"). DVA, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-421-05372-3 (autobiography).
Web links
- Literature by and about Héctor Bianciotti in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bianciotti, Héctor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine-French writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cordoba (Argentina) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 2012 |
| Place of death | Paris |