Michel Tournier

French writer (1924-2016) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 91

Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard.

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2016Died18 January 20162015Commander of the Legion of HonourAward2002National Order of the CedarAward1998Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasAward1993Goethe MedalAwardPremio MalaparteAward1991Grinzane Cavour PrizeAward1970Prix GoncourtAward1967Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie françaiseAward1924Born19 December 1924

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Commander of the Legion of Honour2015

National Order of the Cedar2002

Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas1998

Goethe Medal1993

Premio Malaparte1993

Grinzane Cavour Prize1991

Prix Goncourt1970

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française1967

Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit

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He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit. He was on occasion in contention for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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