Pascal Bruckner

French writer · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1948 · age 77

Pascal Bruckner is a French writer, one of the "New Philosophers" who came to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of his work has been devoted to critiques of French society and culture.

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2014Marcel Pagnol AwardAward2012Prix du livre incorrectAward2010“We are not afraid of death,” the suicide bombers say to show their superiority to ordinary people.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

“There is no solution for Europe other than deepening the democratic values it invented.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

“Naturally, we will continue to speak the double language of fidelity and rupture, to oscillate between being a prosecutor and a defense lawyer.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

“There is a twofold deception here: one side supports the Islamic veil or polygamy in the name of the struggle against racism and neocolonialism.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

“It is not hard to predict which one will crush the other once its objectives have been achieved.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

“Taking over from Arabs and Africans, it instituted the transatlantic slave trade, but it also engendered abolitionism and put an end to slavery before other nations did.”In their wordsPrinceton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de laRead the whole statement

2002Economics Book PrizeAward1997Prix RenaudotAward1995Prix Médicis essaiAward1948Born15 December 1948

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The critical spirit rises up against itself and consumes its form.
2010 · Princeton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de la, Own words
As good heirs of the Bible, we think that a great misfortune necessarily follows a great infraction.
2010 · Princeton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de la, Own words
Europe got over the loss of its colonies much more quickly than the colonies got over their loss of Europe.
2010 · Princeton University Press. Translated by Steven Rendall. ISBN: 0691143765,9780691143767 (Original work published 2006 as La Tyrannie de la, Own words