Michel Caffier

Michel Caffier (born 17 June 1930 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French journalist, writer and literary critic.[1] He is the author of an abundant work centered on Lorraine: historical novels, essays and reference works, including the Dictionnaire des littératures de Lorraine.[2]

Biography

Caffier was senior reporter[3] and literary critic for L'Est Républicain, of which he was deputy chief editor.[4] From 1986 to 2002,[5] Caffier was the president of the jury who awards the yearly Prix Erckmann-Chatrian to a work written by a Lorrain or concerning Lorraine.[4]

Distinctions

Works (selection)

References

  1. « Caffier, Michel », in Le monde contemporain de la Lorraine : dictionnaire biographique, Éd. Messene, Paris, 1997, p. 1984 ISBN 2-911043-27-8
  2. « Incontournable et excellent », according to the Le Pays lorrain, vol. 85, 2004, p. 282
  3. Cf. notice Sudoc,Regards sur le monde : 50 ans de reportages en Lorraine et à travers le monde.
  4. 1 2 Biography at Presses de la Cité,
  5. Dictionnaire des littératures de Lorraine, Éd. Serpenoise, Metz, 2003, p. 191
  6. Prix littéraire des Conseils généraux de la Région Lorraine,
  7. "Prix Conseils Généraux de Lorraine", ÉcriVosges
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