Pierre Combescot
Pierre Combescot (born January 9, 1940 in Limoges , † June 27, 2017 in Paris ) was a French writer and journalist .
Life
Pierre Combescot was born in Limoges in 1940. Under the pseudonym Luc Décygnes he worked for the satirical newspaper Le Canard enchaîné . He was also a columnist for Paris Match . He also published numerous novels.
In 1986 he received the Prix Médicis for his work Les Funérailles de la Sardine . This was followed in 1991 for Les Filles du Calvaire the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Goncourt des lycéens .
He died in Paris in 2017 at the age of 77.
Web links
- Literature by and about Pierre Combescot in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Mort de l'écrivain Pierre Combescot . Le Monde . Published June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Combescot, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Décygnes, Luc (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Limoges |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2017 |
| Place of death | Paris |