Jean Rolin (writer)
Jean Philippe Rolin (born June 14, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt , Hauts-de-Seine department ) is a French writer and journalist .
Life
Jean Rolin became involved as a student after the student unrest in May 1968 , just like his two years older brother Olivier Rolin , in the left, Maoist scene. In the following years he wrote reports for French media such as the daily newspapers Libération and Le Figaro , for L'Évènement du Jeudi and the French magazine Géo .
Rolin is a travel writer, often writing essays, novels and short stories about societies and worlds on the edge of life that are in danger of disappearing.
Prizes and awards
- 1982: Prix Roger-Nimier for the travel report Journal de Gant aux Aléoutiennes .
- 1988: Albert Londres Prize for Journalism for the travelogue La Ligne du Front
- 1996: Prix Médicis for L'Organisation
- 2006: Prix Ptolémée for L'Homme qui a vu l'ours
Works (selection)
- stories
- L'Avis des bêtes . Bueb & Remaux, Strasbourg 1984, ISBN 2-86856-000-8 .
- Josephine. Récit . Gallimard, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-07-073959-7 .
- Traverses. Récit . NIL, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-7578-1981-4 (EA Paris 1999).
- Campagnes. Récit . Édition Table Ronde, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-7103-6747-5 .
- Travel reports
- Chemins d'eau. Une promenade sur les canaux et les rivères de France . New edition Éditions Lattès, Paris 1992, ISBN 2-7096-1095-7 (EA Paris 1980).
- Journal de Gand aux Aléoutiennes . New edition Paris 2010 (EA Paris 1981).
- Vu sur la mer. Petites chroniques maritimes et fluviales . Bueb & Remaux, Strasbourg 1986, ISBN 2-86856-016-4 .
- La Ligne de Front. Une voyage en Afrique australe (Le petite vermillon; vol. 334). New edition Edition Table Ronde, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7103-3152-0 (EA Paris 1988).
- Chrétiens . POL Éditeur, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-86744-971-5 .
- Terminal Frigo . POL Éditeur, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-84682-059-7 .
- L'homme qui a vu l'ours: reports et other articles . POL Éditeur, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-84682-119-4 .
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Un chien mort après lui . POL Éditeur, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-84682-167-4 .
- German translation: A dead dog after him. Reports from the edges of the world . Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8270-1117-6 (translated by Holger Fock and Sabine Müller).
- Ormuz . POL Éditeur, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-8180-1411-0 .
- Les évènements . Pol, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-8180-2175-0 .
- Peleliu . POL Éditeur, Paris 2016, ISBN 978-2-8180-3856-7 .
- Novels
- L'Or du Scaphandrier . Paris 1983.
- La Frontière belge . L'Escampette, Bordeaux 2001, ISBN 2-909428-98-2 (EA Paris 1989).
- Cyrille et Méthode . Gallimard, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-07-073824-8 .
- Zones . Gallimard, Paris 1995, ISBN 2-07-074128-1 .
- L'Organization . Gallimard, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-07-074551-1 .
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La clôture . POL Éditeur, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-07-042985-7 (EA Paris 2002).
- German translation: Boulevard Ney. Novel . Berlin-Verlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-8270-0797-1 (translated by Holger Fock).
- L'Explosion de la durite . POL Éditeur, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-84682-120-9 .
- Le Ravissement de Britney Spears . POL Editeur, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-8180-0600-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Named after Roger Nimier (1925–1962)
- ↑ Named after Albert Londres (1884–1932)
- ↑ Named after Claudius Ptolemy (around 100 – after 160)
- ↑ Buddha in the buttress. In: FAZ . October 27, 2010, p. 30.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Rolin in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rolin, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rolin, Jean Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boulogne-Billancourt , Hauts-de-Seine department , France |