| Ludovic Janvier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1934 Paris, France |
| Died | 18 January 2016(2016-01-18) (aged 81) Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist Essayist Poet |
Ludovic Janvier (24 October 1934, Paris – 18 January 2016, Ivry-sur-Seine) was a French novelist, poet, essayist, and short-story writer. He was the grandson of Haitian writer and politician Louis-Joseph Janvier.
Work
Novels
- 1968: La Baigneuse, Éditions Gallimard
- 1974: Face, Gallimard
- 1984: Naissance, Gallimard
- 1988: Monstre, va, Gallimard
- 2012: La Confession d'un bâtard du siècle, Fayard
Short stories
- 1993: Brèves d’amour, Gallimard
- 1996: En mémoire du lit, Brèves d'amour 2, Gallimard, Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle
- 2002: Encore un coup au cœur, Brèves d'amour 3 (short stories), Gallimard
- 2002: Tue-le, Gallimard
- 2016: Apparitions, Brèves d'amour 4 (short stories), Gallimard
Poetry
- 1987: La Mer à boire, Gallimard
- 1992: Entre jour et sommeil, Seghers
- 1998: Comme un œil, dessins de Jean-Marie Queneau, Vézelay, Éditions de la Goulotte
- 2001: Doucement avec l'ange, Gallimard
- 2003: Bon d'accord, allez je reste !, inventaire/invention
- 2004: Des rivières plein la voix, Gallimard, Prix Roger-Kowalski [fr]
- 2006: Une poignée de monde, Gallimard
Essays
- 1964: Une parole exigeante, Éditions de Minuit
- 1966: Pour Samuel Beckett, Minuit
- 1969: Samuel Beckett par lui-même, Éditions du Seuil
- 1998: Bientôt le soleil, Flohic Éditions
External links
- Je n’écrirai pas que je suis mort, pourquoi écrire que je suis né ? on France Culture (20 January 2016)
- Mort de Ludovic Janvier, spécialiste de Samuel Beckett on Le Figaro (22 January 2016)
- Ludovic Janvier on Gallimard
- Ludovic Janvier - La confession d'un bâtard du siècle on YouTube
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