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Roger Kempf

1927 – 2014

French philosopher and writer

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Lived 1927 – 2014 (aged 87). Roger Kempf was a French philosopher, translator, writer, germanist and ethnologist.

Roger Kempf (6 July 1927 – 9 September 2014) was a French writer, philosopher, Germanist and ethnologist of literature, and emeritus professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich.

He was awarded several literary prizes, including the Prix Alfred Née of the Académie française in 1969 for his book Sur le corps romanesque, the Prix Ève Delacroix of the Académie française in 2005 for L'indiscrétion des frères Goncourt and the Prix Femina essai in 2004 for the same work.

Publications Fiction Un ami pour la vie, Grasset Avec André Gide (tale), Grasset

Essai Diderot et le roman, Seuil, coll. Pierres Vives Sur le corps romanesque, Seuil, coll. Pierres Vives How nice to see you! Americana. Mœurs : ethnologie et fiction, Seuil, coll. Pierre Vives Dandies : Baudelaire et Cie, Seuil, coll. Pierre Vives Sur le dandysme (texts presented by Roger Kempf), Union Générale des éditions Les États-Unis en mouvement (collectif Méditations, n° 1), Denoël/Gonthier Le Pénis et la démoralisation de l'Occident (with Jean-Paul Aron), Grasset, coll. Figures, 1978 Bouvard, Flaubert et Pécuchet, Grasset L'indiscrétion des frères Goncourt, Grasset, 2004, Prix Ève-Delacroix of the Académie française, 2005 and Prix Femina essai 2004.

Translation Essai pour introduire en philosophie le concept de grandeur négative bty Emmanuel Kant, Vrin Observations sur le sentiment du beau et du sublime by Emmanuel Kant, Vrin Controverse avec Eberhard by Emmanuel Kant, Vrin

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ETH Zurich
Awards
Prix Femina essai; Alfred Née Award; Prix Ève Delacroix

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Roger Kempf?

French philosopher and writer (1927-2014)

When was Roger Kempf born?

Roger Kempf was born on 6 July 1927 in Strasbourg.

When did Roger Kempf die?

Roger Kempf died on 9 September 2014 in Basel.

What was Roger Kempf's occupation?

Roger Kempf was a philosopher, translator, writer, germanist and ethnologist.

What nationality was Roger Kempf?

Roger Kempf was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roger Kempf

· Wikidata: Q3439137

· DBpedia: Roger Kempf

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