Pascal Quignard
Pascal Quignard (born April 23, 1948) is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 2002 his novel Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize.[1] Terrasse à Rome (Terrasse in Rome), received the French Academy prize in 2000. In 1980 Carus had been awarded the "Prix des Critiques".
One of Quignard's most commented works are perhaps his eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1991 by Maeght. But his most popular book is probably Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings in the World), about 17th-century viola de gamba player Marin Marais and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director Alain Corneau. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. Tous les matins du monde, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu and son Guillaume Depardieu, was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year. It was subsequently distributed in 31 countries, and released in 1992 in the United States. The soundtrack was certified platinum (500,000 copies) and made musician Jordi Savall an international star.
Quignard has also translated works from the Latin (Albucius, Porcius Latro), Chinese (Kong-souen Long), and Greek (Lycophron).
Six of his books are available in English: Albucius (The Lapis Press), The Salon in Württemberg (Grove Weidenfeld), All the World's Mornings (Graywolf Press), Sarx and On Wooden Tablets: Apronenia Avitia (Burning Deck), and The Roving Shadows (Seagull Books).
[edit] Bibliography
- L'être du balbutiement, 1969
- Alexandra de Lycophron, 1971
- La Parole de la Délie, 1974
- Écho, 1975
- Sang, 1976
- Le Lecteur, 1976
- Hiems, 1977
- Sarx, 1977
- Les Mots de la terre, de la peur et du sol, 1978
- Inter aerias fagos, 1979
- Carus, 1979
- Sur le défaut de terre, 1979
- Le Secret du domaine, 1980
- Les Tablettes de buis d'Apronenia Avitia, 1984
- Le Vœu de silence, 1985
- Une Gêne technique à l'égard des fragments, 1986
- Le Salon du Wurtemberg, (Paris: Gallimard, 1986)
- La leçon de musique, 1987
- Les Escaliers de Chambord, 1989
- Petits traités, 1990
- Albucius, 1990
- Tous les matins du monde, (Paris: Gallimard, 1991)
- Le Nom sur le bout de la langue, 1993
- L'Occupation américaine, 1994
- Les septante, 1994
- L'amour conjugal, 1994
- Le Sexe et l'Effroi, 1994
- Rhétorique spéculative, 1995
- La Haine de la musique, 1996
- La Frontière, 1998
- Vie secrète, 1998
- Rhétorique spéculative, 1996
- Vie secrète, 1998
- Terrasse à Rome, 2000
- Tondo, 2002
- Le Dernier Royaume
- I: Les ombres errantes (Paris: Gallimard, 2002) (Goncourt Prize 2002)
- II: Sur le jadis (Paris: Gallimard, 2002)
- III: Abîme (Paris: Gallimard, 2002)
- IV: Les paradisiaques, 2005
- V: Sordidissimes, 2005
- Villa Amalia, 2006
[edit] References
- ^ "Pascal Quignard wins France's top literary prize". Europe Intelligence Wire. October 28, 2002. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26532790_ITM.
[edit] External links
- Biography in French (Bibliomonde)
- Critical bibliography (Auteurs.contemporain.info) (French)
- Book of literary shadows wins Goncourt prize.
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