François Nourissier

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François Nourissier (born May 18, 1927 in Paris, France) is a journalist and writer. He was the Secretary-General of Éditions Denoël (1952-1955), editor of the review, "La Parisienne" (1955-1958), and an adviser with the Éditions Grasset Paris publishing house (1958-1996).

In 1970, Nourissier won the Prix Femina for his book La crève. Several of his novels have been made into motion pictures and in 1973 he was a member of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival.

François Nourissier was elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1977. He served as the literary organization's Secretary-General in 1983, and was its president from 1996 to 2002.

In 2002, he was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.