Pierre Péju
French novelist, essayist and professor of philosophy · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80
Pierre Péju is a French philosopher, novelist and essayist. Born in Lyon, he studied at the Sorbonne. He has published a number of works in different literary genres, the best-known of which are two prize-winning novels Le rire de l’ogre and La petite Chartreuse.
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2019Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAward2005Prix du roman FnacAward2003Prix du Livre InterAward1946Born23 August 1946
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Both titles are studied in French schools and lycees, and both have been translated into English, the former by Euan Cameron and the latter by Ina Rilke.
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Born 1946 · age 80
