Jacques Borel (writer)
Jacques Borel (born December 17, 1925 in Paris , † September 25, 2002 in Villejuif ) was a French writer and journalist. In 1965 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel L'adoration .
Borel attended the Lycée Henri Quatre and studied English at the Sorbonne (with a thesis on Gerard Manley Hopkins ) and was a high school teacher of English literature (he also translated James Joyce ). Many of his books have autobiographical features. The novel L'Adoration, for example, is about an intellectual with a strong bond with his mother (like himself) who describes his life as a first-person narrator.
He was the editor of Paul Verlaine's works in the Pléiade Collection. He admired Marcel Proust and published a book on Proust in 1972.
In 1993 he received the Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL for his complete works.
He had been married since 1948 and had five children.
Works (selection)
- L'adoration, Gallimard 1965
- German edition: The Adoration, Cologne, Kiepenheuer and Witsch 1967
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Francois Bondy, Prices are not yet a quality mark , Die Zeit, March 1, 1968 (review)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borel, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 2002 |
| Place of death | Villejuif |