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Michel Butor

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Michel Butor

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French writer (1926–2016)

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Michel Butor (1926–2016) was a French poet, writer, essayist, and novelist. Born in Mons-en-Barœul, he was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and began his work period in 1954. Associated with the Nouveau Roman movement, his notable works include *Second Thoughts*, *L'oreille de la lune*, *La modification*, *Par le temps qui court*, and *Le long du corps*. He resided in Lucinges, Paris, and Évreux.

Butor’s fields of work included literature and translation. He received the Prix Renaudot, the Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, and the Mallarmé prize, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died of natural causes in Contamine-sur-Arve.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1926
Died
....
Works
569

Top works

  • L'oreille de la lune
  • [Zehn handgeschriebene Poeme und Grafiken]
  • La modification
  • Par le temps qui court
  • Le long du corps

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Writing · Mons-en-Barœul, Nord, France

Michel Butor (14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. Michel Marie François Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul, a suburb of Lille, the third of seven children. His parents were Émile Butor (1891–1960), a railroad inspector and Anna (née Brajeux, 1896–1972). He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1947. He taught in…

Known for

  • Balkan Baroque — Self1999
  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers — Self1988
  • 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
  • Apostrophes — Self1975

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1926
Active to
2016
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
83
Total plays
2,156

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances

    · 1956 · cited 42,296x

  2. AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility

    · 2009 · cited 23,170x

  3. General atomic and molecular electronic structure system

    · 1993 · cited 19,129x

  4. The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

    · 2016 · cited 14,615x

  5. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

    · 2021 · cited 12,118x

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Key facts

Born
Michel Marie François Butor , ( 1926-09-14 ) 14 September 1926, Mons-en-Barœul , Nord , France
Died
24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) (aged 89), Contamine-sur-Arve , France
Occupation
Writer
Alma mater
University of Paris
Genre
Novel criticism
Notable works
L'Emploi du temps , La Modification , Mobile

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Encyclopedic overview

Michel Butor ( French: [miʃɛl bytɔʁ]; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator.

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