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Michel Butor

French writer (1926-2016) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 89

Michel Butor was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator.

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2016Died24 August 2016Grand prix de poésie de la SGDLAward2013Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie françaiseAward2006Mallarmé prizeAward1957Fénéon Prize for literatureAwardPrix RenaudotAward1926Born14 September 1926

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Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL2016
Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française2013
Mallarmé prize2006
Prix Renaudot1957
Fénéon Prize for literature1957
Honorary Doctor of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2016 · aged 89

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