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Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard

1940 – 2022

French novelist

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Lived 1940 – 2022 (aged 82). Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard was a French novelist, historian and non-fiction writer.

Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard (11 June 1940 – 26 October 2022) was a French author, historian, and essayist.

Biography Bernard was born in Valence at the start of World War II to a middle-class family. He studied at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (IEP Grenoble) and the Sciences Po before continuing with literature at Paris-Sorbonne University.

From 1968 to 2008, Bernard taught history of political ideas at IEP Grenoble. In 1995, he was a visiting professor in the French and Italian departments at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to his teaching career, he wrote novels and essays under various pseudonyms.

Arthur Bernard died in Grenoble on 26 October 2022 at the age of 82.

Publications Les Parapets de l'Europe (1988) Bouquet d'injures et d'horions (1990) La Chute des graves (1991) La Petite Vitesse (1993) Le neuf peut attendre (1995) L'Ami de Beaumont (1998) On n'est pas d'ici (2000) Lettres d'amour (2001) C'était pire avant (2002) L'Oubli de la natation (2004) La Guerre avec ma mère (2006) Le Désespoir du peintre (2009) Gaby grandit (2011) Paris en 2040 (2012) Gaby et son maître (2013) Ernest Ernest (2013) Tout est à moi, dit la poussière (2016)

Under the pseudonym Jean-Pierre A. Bernard Le Parti communiste français et la question littéraire (1921-1939) (1972) Paris-Rouge, 1944-1964. Les communistes français dans la capitale (1991) Les Deux Paris. Les représentations de Paris dans la seconde moitié du xixe siècle (2001)

Under the pseudonym Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard Le Goût de Paris (2004)

Essays Rencontre avec Arthur Bernard (2007) Le désespoir du peintre (2009) Le Paris de Tardi : un xixe siècle éternel ? (2010) L'ombre de Beckett (2013) Piéton de Paris et fervent admirateur de Beckett... (2014) Écrire Paris (2015) Vertu de la poussière (2016) Je m'appelle Ferdinand, et autres propos par Les Doigts dans la Prose (2016) L'art roman d'Arthur Bernard (2017)

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Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, Paris Institute of Political Studies, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, Paris-Sorbonne University

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Who was Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard?

French novelist

When was Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard born?

Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard was born on 11 June 1940 in Valence.

When did Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard die?

Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard died on 26 October 2022 in Grenoble.

What was Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard's occupation?

Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard was a novelist, historian and non-fiction writer.

What nationality was Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard?

Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard

· Wikidata: Q33509023

· DBpedia: Arthur Bernard (author)

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