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.

[edit] Major works

  • 1951 : L'Eau Grise
  • 1956 : Les Orphelins d'Auteuil, Les Chiens à fouetter
  • 1957 : Le Corps de Diane
  • 1958 : Bleu comme la nuit
  • 1964 : Un Petit Bourgeois
  • 1965 : Une histoire française
  • 1970 : La crève (Prix Femina)
  • 1973 : Allemande
  • 1981 : L'empire des nuages
  • 1985 : La fête des pères
  • 1992 : Le gardien des ruines
  • 1997 : Le bar de l'escadrille
  • 2001 : A défaut de génie


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