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Philippe Forest

French writer · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1962 · age 64

Philippe Forest is a French author and professor of literature. He has been awarded the First Novel Prix Femina (1997) and the Prix Décembre (2004), and his works have been translated into English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

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A life in dates

2016Biography award of the Académie françaiseAwardFranz-Hessel-PreisAwardPrix Goncourt of BiographyAward2004Prix DécembreAward1997Prix FeminaAward1962Born18 June 1962

Awards

Franz-Hessel-Preis2016
Prix Goncourt of Biography2016
Biography award of the Académie française2016
Prix Décembre2004
Prix Femina1997
Officer of Arts and Letters

About this person

He has taught at several Universities, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Saint-Andrews, and the University of Nantes.

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1962 · age 64