Pierre Michon

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Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945, Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, Vies minuscules (1984), is widely regarded as a masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He won several prizes for Vies minuscules, The Origin of the World (1996) and his body of work. His novels and stories have been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and English.

[edit] Works

• Vies minuscules, Gallimard (1984) ; Folio (1996)
• Vie de Joseph Roulin, Verdier (1988)
• L'empereur d'Occident, with engravings by Pierre Alechinsky, Fata Morgana (1989); Verdier Poche (2007) without illustrations
• Masters and servants, Mercury House (1997) [Maîtres et serviteurs, Verdier (1990)]
• Rimbaud le fils, Gallimard (1991)
• The Origin of the World, Mercury House (2002) [La Grande Beune, Verdier (1996)]
• Le roi du bois, Verdier (1996)
• Mythologies d'hiver, Verdier (1997)
• Trois auteurs, Verdier (1997)
• Abbés, Verdier (2002)
• Corps du roi, Verdier (2002), Décembre prize
• Le roi vient quand il veut : propos sur la littérature, Albin Michel (2007)

[edit] Links

• Pierre Michon at publisher's site (in French)
• Pierre Michon at remue.net (in French)
• Critical bibliography (Auteurs.contemporain.info) (in French)