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Frédéric Boyer

b. 1961

French writer

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Born 1961. Frédéric Boyer is a French writer, bible translator, biblical scholar and publisher.

Frédéric Boyer (born 2 March 1961) is a French author of novels, poems, essays, and translations.

Biography Boyer was born in Cannes. A former student of the École normale supérieure de Fontenay Saint-Cloud, he coordinated the Bible Nouvelle Traduction (Bayard, 2001), with Olivier Cadiot, Jean Echenoz, Florence Delay, Jacques Roubaud, and others. He proposed new translations of the Confessions by Augustine of Hippo for which he was awarded the Prix Jules Janin of the Académie française (Les aveux, P.O.L., 2008) as well as Richard II, P.O.L 2010 and Shakespeare's sonnets, P.O.L., 2010). He is published by .

Boyer is currently the literary director of Éditions P.O.L. He assumed this position in 2018 after the death of the publishing house's founding editor, Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens.

Works

1991: La Consolation 1992: En prison 1993: Des choses idiotes et douces, Prix du Livre Inter 1993: Comprendre et compatir 1994: Comme des anges 1995: Le dieu qui était mort si jeune 1995: Est-ce que tu m'aimes ? 1995: Les Innocents 1995: L'ennemi d'amour 1996: Arrière, fantômes ! 1996: Dieu, le sexe et nous 1997: Notre faute 1998: Le Vertige des blondes 1999: Le Goût du suicide lent 1999: Pas aimée 2000: Kids 2000: Une fée 2002: Gagmen 2002: La Bible, notre exil 2003: Songs 2003: Mauvais vivants 2004: Mes amis mes amis 2004: « Nous nous aimons » 2005: Abraham remix 2006: Patraque 2008: Vaches 2009: Orphée 2009: Hammurabi Hammurabi 2010: Techniques de l'amour 2012: Phèdre les oiseaux 2013: Rappeler Roland 2014: Dans ma prairie 2015: Quelle terreur en nous ne veut pas finir ? 2015: Kâmasûtra 2016: Les Yeux noirs 2017: Là où le coeur attend 2018: peut-être pas immortelle 2020: Sous l'éclat des flèches 2020: Jésus : l'histoire d'une parole (Illustrated by Serge Bloch)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines, Paris Diderot University
Positions held
Director
Employers
Éditions P.O.L, Paris Diderot University
Awards
Prix du Livre Inter; Prix Jules-Janin; Scriptures & Spiritualities Award

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Frédéric Boyer?

French writer

When was Frédéric Boyer born?

Frédéric Boyer was born on 2 March 1961 in Cannes.

What is Frédéric Boyer's occupation?

Frédéric Boyer is a writer, bible translator, biblical scholar and publisher.

What nationality is Frédéric Boyer?

Frédéric Boyer is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frédéric Boyer

· Wikidata: Q3089661

· DBpedia: Frédéric Boyer

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