Michel Tournier



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Michel Tournier

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born
December 19, 1924 in Paris, France

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction


About this author

Michel Tournier is a French writer.

His works are highly considered and have won important awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique. and the Prix Goncourt for Le Roi des aulnes in 1970. His works dwell on the fantastic, his inspirations including traditional German culture, Catholicism, and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He currently lives in Choisel and is a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit (Beacon Press, 1988).


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Average rating: 3.76 · 1,554 ratings · 99 reviews · 55 distinct works
Friday, or, The Other Island
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1967 — 13 editions
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The Ogre
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1970 — 15 editions
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Sexta-Feira ou a Vida Selvagem
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3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1971 — 23 editions
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Gemini
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions
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La goutte d'or
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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The Four Wise Men
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1982 — 18 editions
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Le Coq de Bruyere
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions
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The Fetishist and Other Sto...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 36 ratings — 5 editions
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Gilles & Jeanne: Récit
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions
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The Midnight Love Feast
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions
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Quotes by Michel Tournier

“Cine doarme este un alienat care se crede mort.”
― Michel Tournier
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“(Robinson) Observă astfel că aproapele este pentru noi un puternic factor de distragere, nu numai pentru că ne deranjează tot timpul şi ne smulge gândului nostru actual, dar şi pentru că simpla posibilitate a apariţiei sale aruncă o vagă lumină asupra unui univers de obiecte situate la periferia atenţiei noastre, in stare insa-n orice clipă să devină centrul ei. pag 26”
― Michel Tournier
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“Orice om are o panta funestă. A mea duce-n mocirlă. Aici mă goneşte Speranza când se-nrăieşte şi-mi arată chipul ei de brută. Mocirla e-nfrangerea, e viciul meu. pag 37”
― Michel Tournier
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