Jean Echenoz

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Jean Echenoz (born December 26, 1947 in Orange ) is a French writer .

Jean Echenoz studied sociology and civil engineering. He became internationally known for his novel I go now , for which he was awarded the Prix ​​Goncourt in 1999. His novel Cherokee received the Prix ​​Médicis .

Echenoz has lived in Paris since 1970 . He was married to the German author and translator Anne Weber .

Works

  • Le Méridien de Greenwich , 1979. Translated by Christiane Baumann and Gisela Lerch: The Puzzle of Byron Caine . Manholt, Bremen 1987, ISBN 3-924903-62-X
  • Cherokee , 1983. Translated by Eugen Helmlé : Cherokee . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-608-95389-2
  • L'Équipée malaise , 1986. Translated by Eugen Helmlé: A Malaysian riot . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-608-95546-1
  • Lac , 1989. Translated by Christiane Baumann and Gisela Lerch: See . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-608-95361-2
  • Nous trois , 1992
  • Les Grandes Blondes , 1995. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel : The big blondes. Novel. Berlin Verlag , Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8270-0422-5
  • Un an , 1997. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: One year. Roman , Berlin Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-8270-0368-7
  • Je m'en vais , 1999. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: I'm going now. Novel. Berlin Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-8270-0367-9
  • Jérôme Lindon , 2001
  • Au piano , 2002. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: Am Piano. Novel. Berlin Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-8270-0532-9
  • Ravel , 2006. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: Ravel. Novel . Berlin Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8270-0693-6
  • Courir , 2008. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: Laufen. Novel. Berlin Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-8270-0863-3
  • Des éclairs , 2010. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: Blitze. Novel. Berlin Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8270-1038-4
  • 14 , 2012. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: 14th novel. Hanser, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-446-24500-6
  • Caprice de la reine , 2014. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: The Queen's Caprice . Hanser, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-446-25072-7
  • Envoyée spéciale , 2016. Translated by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel: Our wife in Pyongyang. Hanser, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-446-25679-8

literature

  • Critical lexicon of contemporary foreign language literature KLfG, article by Isabel Beisenkötter. Munich: Edition text and criticism (ongoing)
  • Klaus Semsch: Banal everyday life in exotic encounters. Attempt on postmodern narrative in Jean Echenoz's novels. in: Romance Journal for the History of Literature 23, 1999, pp. 171–195
    • ders .: Digital List. Narrative invention in the novels of Jean Echenoz. in: ders .: Discrete Heroes. Strategies of world encounters in Romance narrative literature from 1980. Meidenbauer, Munich 2006, pp. 95–135
    • ders., Anatopies du moi - Essai sur la biofiction dans Au piano, Ravel et Courir de Jean Echenoz. in: W. Asholt u. a .: Un retour des normes romanesques dans la littérature française contemporaine, Paris 2011, pp. 232–251.
  • Christiane Baumann & Gisela Lerch Eds .: Jean-Luc Benoziglio , Philippe Djian , Jean Echenoz, François Bon , Leslie Kaplan , Valère Novarina, Marie Ndiaye . in: Extreme Present. French literature of the 1980s. Contributions on the occasion of Berlin, European Capital of Culture 1988. Manholt, Bremen 1989 ISBN 3924903700 Each with own and external contributions (eg excerpts from works, interviews) of the named; Publication of a conference proceedings. Echenoz pp. 175-198

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personal data
SURNAME Echenoz, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Orange (Vaucluse)