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Michel Tournier

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French writer (1924-2016)

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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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2015Commander of the Legion of Honour
2002National Order of the Cedar
1998Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
1993Goethe Medal
1993Premio Malaparte
1991Grinzane Cavour Prize
1970Prix Goncourt
1967Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit

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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. 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.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2016 · aged 91
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30 languages

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