Hédi Kaddour

Hédi Kaddour (2015)

Hédi Kaddour (born July 1, 1945 in Tunis , Tunisia ) is a French poet and novelist .

Life

Kaddour, the son of a Tunisian and a French woman , was professor of French literature at the New York University in France (NYUF) in Paris and at the École des métiers de l'information (EMI-CFD). With his novel Waltenberg , which was written over a period of seven years, he also gained attention beyond his home country in 2005. His next two major publications were the two books Savoir-Vivre and Les pierres qui montent , which were published by Éditions Gallimard .

Works (selection)

Novels

• Waltenberg . Gallimard, Paris 2005 ISBN 2-07-077396-5
  • Waltenberg . Translated from Grete Osterwald. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2009 ISBN 978-3-8218-5790-9
• Savoir-vivre . Editions Gallimard, Paris 2010 ISBN 978-2-07-012776-4
  • Savoir-vivre . Translated from Grete Osterwald. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2010 ISBN 978-3-8218-6136-4
• Les Prépondérants . Gallimard, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-07-014991-9
  • The mighty ones. Translated from Grete Osterwald. Construction, 2017

Poetry

• Le Chardon mauve . Ed. Ipomée, Moulins 1987, ISBN 2-86485-065-6 .
• La fin des vendanges . Editions Gallimard, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-07-071611-2 .
• La chaise vide . Éditions Obsidiane, Sens 1992, ISBN 2-904469-77-X .
• Jamais une ombre simple . Editions Gallimard, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-07-073610-5 .
• Aborder la poésie . Éditions du Seuil, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-02-022961-7 .
• L'Émotion impossible . Les Éditions Le Temps qu'il fait, Cognac 1998, ISBN 2-86853-200-4 .
• Passage au Luxembourg . Editions Gallimard, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-07-075818-4 .

Web links

Commons : Hédi Kaddour  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Magic mountain as inspiration. The book of the week: Hédi Kaddour: "Waltenberg" , Deutschlandradio, December 26, 2010
• Biography at Le Figaro

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official website of New York University in France
2. ↑ "Un auteur, deux livres" on www.france24.com (French)