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Michel Butel

1940 – 2018

French writer

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About Michel Butel

Lived 1940 – 2018 (aged 77). Michel Butel was a French writer and journalist.

Michel Butel (19 September 1940 – 26 July 2018) was a French journalist and novelist. He won the Prix Médicis for L'Autre amour in 1977. He was the founding editor of L'Autre Journal, a political and literary magazine, from 1984 to 1993. He was also the founding editor of L'Impossible from 2011 to 2013. then founded a protest and poetic journal, “La Cascade”.

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Education
École alsacienne, Institut Thérapeutique et pédagogique Solange-Cassel
Awards
Prix Médicis

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People whose lives overlapped Michel Butel's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Michel Butel?

French writer (1940–2018)

When was Michel Butel born?

Michel Butel was born on 19 September 1940 in Tarbes.

When did Michel Butel die?

Michel Butel died on 26 July 2018 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Michel Butel's occupation?

Michel Butel was a writer and journalist.

What nationality was Michel Butel?

Michel Butel was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michel Butel

· Wikidata: Q544735

· DBpedia: Michel Butel

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