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Luc Lang

b. 1956

French writer

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Born 1956. Luc Lang is a French art historian and writer.

Luc Lang (born 1956 in Suresnes) is a French writer, born into a working-class family.

Biography Lang attended literary preparatory classes: Upper Letters (Hypokhâgne) at the lycée Honoré-de-Balzac, then Upper First (khâgne) at the lycée Jules Ferry and showed a passion for work, theory, considered from a lyrical point of view.

He teaches aesthetics at the École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy.

In 1995, he was a resident of the Villa Kujoyama.

He received the Prix Jean-Freustié in 1988 and the Prix Charles Oulmont in 1989 for Voyage sur la ligne d'horizon, as well as the Prix Goncourt des lycéens in 1998 for Mille six cents ventres.

Works 1988: Voyage sur la ligne d’horizon, novel, Éditions Gallimard, Prix Jean-Freustié 1988., Prix Charles Oulmont 1989 1991: Liverpool marée haute, Gallimard, 1995: Gerhard Richter, essay in collaboration with Jean-Philippe Antoine and . - Dis voir 1995: Furies, novel, Gallimard, 1998: Mille six cents ventres, novel, Fayard, Prix Goncourt des lycéens 1998. 1999: Emmanuel Saulnier : principe transparent, essay in collaboration with Jean-Pierre Greff - Regard 2001: Les Indiens, novel, Stock, 2002: Les Invisibles : 12 récits sur l'art contemporain, essay.- Regard, 2002 2003: 11 septembre Mon Amour, essay, Stock 2003: Notes pour une poétique du roman, essay, Amis d'inventaire-invention, series "Textes" 2006: La Fin des paysages, novel, Stock, 2008: Cruels, 13, novel, Stock, 2010: Esprit chien, novel, Stock, 2011: Délit de fiction : la littérature, pourquoi ?, essay, Gallimard 2012: Mother, novel, Stock, 2014: L’Autoroute, novel, Stock, 2016: Au commencement du septième jour, novel, Stock, 2019: La Tentation, novel, Stock

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Prix Goncourt des Lycéens; Officer of Arts and Letters; Jean-Freustié Prize; Prix Médicis

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Luc Lang?

French writer

When was Luc Lang born?

Luc Lang was born on 18 October 1956 in Suresnes.

What is Luc Lang's occupation?

Luc Lang is an art historian and writer.

What nationality is Luc Lang?

Luc Lang is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Luc Lang

· Wikidata: Q3264849

· DBpedia: Luc Lang

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