About André Brincourt
Lived 1920 – 2016 (aged 95). André Brincourt was a French writer, journalist and literary critic.
André Brincourt (8 November 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine then Seine (department) – 22 March 2016 aged 95) was a French writer and journalist.
Biography A former resistant, volunteer at eighteen during the Second World War (prisoner then escaped, he engaged in the Combat movement of the region of Nice, following his resignation he was awarded the Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française in 1999 for all his work. 1999: Vive les mouches, essay, Grasset 2000: Le Bonheur de rompre, novel, Grasset 2001: Le Paradis désenchanté, éditions du Rocher 2003: Tête-de-loup, essay, Grasset 2005: La Mer, l'Amour et la Mort, poetry, Privat 2006 Les Conquérants d'eux-mêmes, essay, Grasset 2007: Insomnies, pensées, Grasset 2009: Vienne le vent, poetry, Melis éditions 2010: Littératures d’outre-tombe, essay, Grasset
Prizes and distinctions 1945: Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and Médaille de la Résistance. 1956: Prix Sainte-Beuve 1997: Grande médaille de la francophonie 1999: Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française for all his work
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Who was André Brincourt?
French writer and journalist (1920-2016)
When was André Brincourt born?
André Brincourt was born on 8 November 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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André Brincourt died on 22 March 2016 in Saint-Cloud.
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André Brincourt was a writer, journalist and literary critic.
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André Brincourt was French.
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