Jean d'Ormesson
Jean Bruno Wladimir François de Paule Le Fèvre d'Ormesson (16 June 1925 – 5 December 2017) was a French novelist. His work mostly was made up of partially or totally autobiographic novels.
Jean d'Ormesson | |
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| Born | 16 June 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 December 2017 (aged 92) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Writer, columnist, reporter, philosopher |
| Language | French |
| Notable works | Au revoir et merci (1966) La Gloire de l'Empire (1971) Au plaisir de Dieu (1974) Dieu, sa vie, son œuvre (1981) C'était bien (2003) C'est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde (2010) |
| Notable awards | Académie française (Seat 12) Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour |
On 18 October 1973, he was elected a member of the Académie française, taking seat 12, following the death of Jules Romains. On the death of Claude Lévi-Strauss on 30 October 2009, he became the Dean of the Académie, its longest-serving member until his death in 2017. He was also a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.
In 2010, he was awarded the Ovid Prize.[1]
On 5 December 2017, d'Ormesson died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, at the age of 92.[2]
References
- ↑ ""Jean d'Ormesson is conferred "Ovidius" top award of Literature Days and Nights Festival"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ↑ Aubert, Jean-Marc (5 December 2017). "EXCLUSIF. Jean d'Ormesson est décédé à l'âge de 92 ans". Métropolitain (in français). Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Other websites
- List of novels Archived 2004-05-10 at the Wayback Machine by Jean d'Ormesson on the Académie française web site.