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Georges Perec

French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist (1936-1982) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 45

Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was killed in the Holocaust. Many of his works deal with absence, loss, and identity, often through word play.

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Awards

Prix Médicis1978
Prix Renaudot1965

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 1982 · aged 45

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