- François Nourissier
François Nourissier (born
18 May 1927 inParis ,France ) is ajournalist andwriter . He was the Secretary-General of Éditions Denoël (1952-1955), editor of the review, "La Parisienne" (1955-1958), and an adviser with theÉditions Grasset Paris publishing house (1958-1996).In 1970, Nourissier won the
Prix Femina for his book "La crève". Several of his novels have been made intomotion picture s and in 1973 he was a member of the Jury at theCannes Film Festival .François Nourissier was elected to the
Académie Goncourt in 1977. He served as the literary organization's Secretary-General in 1983, and was its president from 1996 to 2002.In 2002, he was awarded the
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca .Major works
* 1951 : "L'Eau Grise"
* 1956 : "Les Orphelins d'Auteuil", "Les Chiens à fouetter"
* 1957 : "Le Corps de Diane"
* 1958 : "Bleu comme la nuit"
* 1964 : "Un Petit Bourgeois"
* 1965 : "Une histoire française"
* 1970 : "La crève" (Prix Femina )
* 1973 : "Allemande"
* 1981 : "L'empire des nuages"
* 1985 : "La fête des pères"
* 1992 : "Le gardien des ruines"
* 1997 : "Le bar de l'escadrille"
* 2001 : "A défaut de génie"
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