Paul Greveillac
Appearance
Paul Greveillac | |
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | French |
Notable awards | Prix Roger Nimier (2016) |
Paul Greveillac, sometimes spelled Gréveillac, (born 1981) is a French novelist and author of short stories.
Paul Greveillac was awarded the prix Roger Nimier as well as the "Bourse de la Découverte de la Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco" for his first novel, Les Âmes rouges, whose story takes place at the time of the Soviet Union. The main character is a censor, lover of cinema and literature. Les Âmes rouges was also noticed by the Académie Goncourt, which placed it on its list of reading for the 2016 summer.
In April 2017, Cadence secrète. La vie invisible d'Alfred Schnittke was published by Gallimard. It is a fictionalized biography of late 20th century composer Alfred Schnittke.
Works
[edit]- 2014: Les Fronts clandestins. Quinze histoires de Justes, Éditions Nicolas Eybalin , collection of short stories inspired by true stories of Righteous Among the Nations.
- 2016: Les Âmes rouges, Éditions Gallimard (collection Blanche), novel.[1][2][3][4]
- 2017: Cadence secrète. La vie invisible d'Alfred Schnittke, Éditions Gallimard (collection Blanche), fictionalized biography.
- 2018: Maîtres et Esclaves.
Honours
[edit]- 2016: Prix Roger-Nimier for Les Âmes rouges.
- 2016: Bourse de la Découverte de la Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco for Les Âmes rouges.
References
[edit]- ^ Des lendemains qui déchantent, Florence Bouchy, on the site of Le Monde, 3 mars 2016.
- ^ Les Âmes rouges, le parti de la littérature, Étienne de Montety, on the site of Le Figaro, 18 February 2016.
- ^ Grégoire Leménager (2016). "Paul Greveillac : quand j'étais censeur". L'Obs.
- ^ Jean-Marie Rouart (2016), "Les censeurs insensés de l'URSS", Paris Match (in French)