About Pierre Péju
Born 1946. Pierre Péju is a French journalist, writer and docent.
Pierre Péju (born 1946) is a French philosopher, novelist and essayist. Born in Lyon, he studied at the Sorbonne. He has published a number of works in different literary genres, the best-known of which are two prize-winning novels Le rire de l’ogre and La petite Chartreuse. Both titles are studied in French schools and lycees, and both have been translated into English, the former by Euan Cameron and the latter (The Girl from the Chartreuse) by Ina Rilke.
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Who is Pierre Péju?
French novelist, essayist and professor of philosophy
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Pierre Péju was born in 1946 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
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Pierre Péju is a journalist, writer and docent.
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Pierre Péju is French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pierre Péju. https://biography.guide/pierre-peju/
MLA: "Pierre Péju." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pierre-peju/.
Chicago: "Pierre Péju." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/pierre-peju/.
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