François Nourissier

François Nourissier (; Paris, 18 May 1927–Paris, 15 February 2011) was a French journalist and writer.

Nourissier was the secretary-general of Éditions Denoël (1952–1955), editor of the review La Parisienne (1955–1958), and an adviser with the Éditions Grasset Paris publishing house (1958–1996).

In 1970, he won the Prix Femina for his book La crève. Several of his novels have been made into films and in 1973 he was a member of the Jury at the Cannes 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.

On 15 February 2011 Francois Nourissier died at Sainte-Perine Hospital in Paris from the complications of Parkinson's disease.

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 - Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie 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 : À défaut de génie 2003 : Le prince des berlingots 2008 : Eau-de-feu