Michel Arrivé

Michel Arrivé
Born 7 December 1936
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died 3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 80)
Saint-Cloud, France
Education Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Occupation Linguist, author

Michel Arrivé (7 December 1936 – 3 April 2017) was a French novelist, short story writer, linguist and academic. He was a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University from 1983 to 2006. He authored several novels and short stories.

Early life

Michel Arrivé was born on 7 December 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1] His father was an engineer and his mother was a schoolteacher.[1] His father was arrested in 1940, and Arrivé was raised by his extended family during the war.[1]

Arrivé earned his Baccalauréat at 16.[1] He passed Khâgne at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and earned the agrégation at 21.[1]

Career

Arrivé began his career as a high school teacher in Évreux and Pontoise.[1] He subsequently became Frédéric Deloffre's assistant at the University of Paris.[1] He taught linguistics at the University of Tours,[1] until he became a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University in 1983.[2] He retired in 2006.[1] During the course of his career, he published academic research about Alfred Jarry, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Ferdinand de Saussure.[3]

Arrivé was also a novelist and short story writer in 1977.[2][3]

Personal life and death

Arrivé got married at 19 and had his first child at 20.[1] He died on 3 April 2017 in Saint-Cloud near Paris.[1]

Selected works

Linguistics

Short stories

Novels

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Catinchi, Philippe-Jean (April 5, 2017). "Mort de l’écrivain et linguiste Michel Arrivé". Le Monde. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Michel Arrivé". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Michel Arrivé". France Culture. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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