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Pierre Guyotat
French writer (1940-2020) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 80
Pierre Guyotat was a French literary avant-garde writer who wrote fiction, non-fiction, and plays. He is best known for his 1967 novel Tombeau pour cinq cent mille soldats, about his experiences in the Algerian War, and his 1970 novel Eden, Eden, Eden, which was banned for its explicit content.
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2020Died7 February 20202018Prix de la langue françaiseAwardPrix MédicisAward2010The prize of the BNFAward2006Prix DécembreAward1965Alfred Née AwardAward1940Born9 January 1940
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Many of his novels are set in imaginary north African war zones. Idiotie won the Prix Medicis.
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2020 · aged 80
