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Michel Tournier was a French writer, translator, and novelist born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on December 19, 1924. He was educated at the Lycée Pasteur and the University of Tübingen. His notable works include *The Erl-King*, *La ligne maginot*, *Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique*, *Ach Deutschland*, and *Male of the species*. He wrote in French and worked within the fields of French literature and translation.
Tournier received several awards, including the Prix Goncourt, the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, and the Goethe Medal. He was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, the Academy of Arts of the GDR, and the Académie Goncourt. He died on January 18, 2016, in Choisel, where he is also buried.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924-12-19
- Died
- 2016-01-18
- Works
- 230
Top works
- La ligne maginot
- Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique (Folio Series Number 959)
- 107 photographies en noir et blanc 1945-1971
- Ach Deutschland
- Male of the species
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Film & TV
Paris, France
Michel Tournier (19 December 1924 − 18 January 2016) was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie…
Known for
- Michel Tournier1983
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-12-19 ) 19 December 1924, Paris, France
- Died
- 18 January 2016 (2016-01-18) (aged 91), Choisel , Île-de-France , France
- Alma mater
- Sorbonne
- Notable awards
- Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française , Prix Goncourt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Édouard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Choisel
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Educated at
- Lycée Pasteur
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- translation
- Image
- Michel Tournier.jpg
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- Michel Tournier
- date of birth
- 1924-12-19
- date of death
- 2016-01-18
- name in native language
- Michel Tournier
- writing language
- French
- place of burial
- Choisel
- P8168
- Saramacca
- P12674
- Roman Rusinov
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Encyclopedic overview
Michel Tournier ( French: [miʃɛl tuʁnje]; 19 December 1924 − 18 January 2016) was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit (Beacon Press, 1988). He was on occasion in contention for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Biography
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