Jean-Claude Asselborn

The Luxembourg writer and literary critic Jean-Claude Asselborn (born November 27, 1954 ), known under the pseudonym Jean Sorrente, is the author of several novels and reviews. At first he also worked under the pseudonyms Alphonse Maintes, C. Malans or Claude Méréan. He writes his works in French and teaches French at the Luxembourg high school Athénée de Luxembourg .

Honors and memberships

In 1993 he received the Prix ​​Tony Bourg for Nuits , in 1998 for Le Vol de l'aube and the Prix ​​de la Libre Académie de Belgique for his complete works and in 2003 the Prix ​​Servais for Et donc tout un roman . In addition, Asselborn has been a member of the “Libre Académie de Belgique” since 1998.

Works

• La visitation. Carnets pour un roman . 1991
• Nuits . Editions Phi, 1994
• Petit livre d'oraisons . 1994
• Le vol de l'aube . Editions Phi, 1995
• Scolies . Editions Phi, 1999
• Petit livre d'oraisons, suivi de Cinq élégies à Luxembourg . Editions Phi, 2001
• Et donc tout un roman . Editions Phi, 2002
• Port-Royal . Editions Phi, 2002

Publications

• Poemes . Published in: Nouvelle Europe, 1974
• Poemes . In: Proscenium, 1974
• Un se divise en deux . Published in Les Cahiers Luxembourgeois, No. 4, 1994, pages 69-73
• A Coxyde . In: Europe, No. 792, April 1995, pages 190-192
• En route . Published in: Mondorfer Literaturtage 1999. Editions Phi 1999, pages 237–247
• Voix . Published in: Escales littéraires d'automne. Bordeaux: Le Castor astral. 2000, pages 245-251
• Préambule . Published in: Virum wäisse Blat. Walfer Bicherdeeg, 2003
• L'art pompier et autres . In: Nos Cahiers, No. 3, 2005, pages 125-131
• Bonjour, Monsieur Pirotte . Published in: Iwwer Bierg an Dall: Lëtzebuerger Auteuren op der Rees. G. Binsfeld, 2005, pages 88-93