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Serge Doubrovsky

French writer (1928-2017) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Julien Serge Doubrovsky was a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé. He is also a critical theorist, and coined the term "autofiction" in the drafts for his novel Fils (1977).

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A life in dates

2017Died23 March 20172011Grand prix de littérature de la SGDLAward1999Prize for Subjective WritingAward1989Prix MédicisAward1928Born22 May 1928

Awards

Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL2011
Prize for Subjective Writing1999
Prix Médicis1989
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Concours général
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2017 · aged 88