Christian Liger Explained
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Birth Date: | 24 August 1935 |
Death Place: | Nîmes |
Occupation: | Writer |
Christian Liger (24 August 1935 – 3 December 2002[1]) was a 20th-century French writer.
Biography
Christian Liger studied in Nîmes then at the University of Montpellier. He earned his doctorate in letters with a thesis entitled Les débuts d’André Suarès.
After he was active as a teacher then University professor, he devoted himself entirely to writing: novels, essays, theater.
His last work, Le Roman de Rossel (fictionalized biography of the officer Minister for War of the Paris Commune, Louis-Nathaniel Rossel), was awarded:
- The Grand Prix du Livre d'Histoire de la Société des Gens de Lettres 1998
- The bourse Goncourt de la Biographie 1998, unanimously bestowed on Saturday 26 September in Nancy.
- The prix Michel Dard 1999.
Christian Liger was a member of the .
Theatre
- Author
- Adaptator
- 1975: Jésus II, after Joseph Delteil, directed by Jacques Échantillon,
Works
- 1963: Les Noces de Psyché, Éditions Gallimard
- 1984: Histoire d'une famille nîmoise, les Paulhan, Cahiers Jean Paulhan, Gallimard.
- 1987: Nîmes sans visa : portrait d'une ville, Ramsay.
- 1992: Trois jours de chasse en montagne, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1996: Les Marches du Palais, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1998: Le Roman de Rossel, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1999: La Nuit de Faraman, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 2001: Il se mit à courir le long du rivage, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 2010: Nouvelles de l'exil, Atelier baie.
Bibliography
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Biographie de Christian Liger (naissance, décès, infos) Chronobio. www.chronobio.com. 15 November 2016.