Christian Bobin
Christian Bobin (24 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a French author and poet. Bobin received the 1993 Prix des Deux Magots for the book Le Très-Bas (translated into English in 1997 by Michael Kohn and published under two titles: The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation and The Very Lowly).
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Christian Bobin

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- Name
- Christian Bobin
- Born
- 24 April 1951
- Birthplace
- Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Died
- 24 November 2022
- Place of death
- Chalon-sur-Saône, France
- Occupation
- Essayist Poet
- Full name
- Christian Gérard Bobin.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- poetry and creative and professional writing.
- Honours
- Prix des Deux Magots, Grand prix catholique de littérature, Prix d'Académie, Prince-Pierre-de-Monaco Award, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie and Scriptures & Spiritualities Award.
- Languages
- French.
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Christian Bobin (24 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a French author and poet. Bobin received the 1993 Prix des Deux Magots for the book Le Très-Bas (translated into English in 1997 by Michael Kohn and published under two titles: The Secret of Francis of Assisi: A Meditation and The Very Lowly).
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Key facts
• Name — Christian Bobin • Born — 24 April 1951 • Birthplace — Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France • Died — 24 November 2022 • Place of death — Chalon-sur-Saône, France • Occupation — Essayist Poet • Language — French • Period — 1977–2022 • Genre — Essay, poetry, vignette, Christian works • Notable Works — Essay: The Very Lowly (1992, tr. 1997)
Works
Works
• Letter Purple (Ed Brandes, 1977) • Fire Room (Ed Brandes, 1978) • The kiss of black marble (Ed Brandes, 1984) • Sovereignty Vacuum (Ed.Fata Morgana, 1985) • Man of the disaster (Ed Fata Morgana, 1986) • Lady, king, jack (Ed Brandes, 1987) • Golden letters (Ed Fata Morgana, 1987) • The eighth day of the week (Ed Letters Vives, 1988) • Preface Air loneliness of Gustave Roud Fata Morgana 1988 • The simple magic (Ed Letters Vives, 1989) • The missing part (Ed. Gallimard, 1989) • Praise of nothing (Ed Fata Morgana, 1990) • The peddler (Ed Fata Morgana, 1990) • The busy life (Ed Fata Morgana, 1990) • The woman next (Ed. Gallimard, 1990) • The other face (Ed Letters Vives, 1991) • The wonder and the dark (Ed. Paroles d'Aube, 1991) - Interviews with Christian Bobin • A small party dress (Ed. Gallimard, 1991) • The Very Lowly (Ed. Gallimard, 1992) -- Prix des Deux Magots 1993 Grand Prix of Catholic Literature 1993 • A useless book (Ed Fata Morgana, 1992) • Isabelle Bruges (Ed. Weather, 1992) • Heart of Snow (Ed. Theodore Balmoral, 1993) • The Expulsion of the world (Ed Letters Vives, 1993) • The Unexpected (Ed. Gallimard, 1994) • The Exhaustion (Ed. Weather, 1994) • A few days with them (Ed. Weather, 1994) • The Walking Man (Ed. Weather, 1995) • La Folle Allure (Ed. Gallimard, 1995) • Good for nothing, as his mother (Ed Letters Vives, 1995) • The More than alive (Ed. Gallimard, 1996) • Clemence Frog (Ed. Weather, 1996) • A conference of Helen Cassicadou (Ed. Weather, 1996) • Gael First, King of the abyss and Mornelongue (Ed. Weather, 1996) • The day Franklin ate the sun (Ed. Weather, 1996) • Give me something that would not die (Ed. Gallimard, 1996) - Black and White's Edward Boubat accompanied by texts by Christian Bobin • Self-Portrait with radiator (Ed. Gallimard, 1997) • Jay (Ed. Gallimard, 1998) • The Equilibrist (Ed. Weather, 1998) • The mere presence (Ed. Weather, 1999) • Self-Portrait with radiator (Ed. Gallimard, 2000) • Everyone is busy (Ed. Mercure de France, 1999) • Resurrecting (Ed. Gallimard, 2001) • The Light of the World (Ed. Gallimard, 2001) • The Enchantment and other simple texts (Ed. Gallimard, 2001) • Words for a farewell (Ed. Albin Michel, 2001) • Christ the poppies (Ed Letters Vives, 2002) • Mozart and the rain monitoring A disorder of red petals (Ed Letters Vives, 2002) • Louise Love (Ed. Gallimard, 2004) • Prisoner in the cradle (Ed. Mercure de France, 2005) • A library of clouds (Ed Letters Vives, 2006) • The White Lady (Ed. Gallimard, 2007) • The ruins of the sky (Ed. Gallimard, 2009)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Christian Bobin was recorded at birth as Christian Gérard Bobin. The authorities additionally record the heading Progrogue. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was Catholicism. He married Lydie Dattas and Ghislaine Marion.
Identity
Identity
L'ami intime: un musée imaginaire du pain / Anne Le Cozannet-Renan, Jean-Philippe de Tonnac; préface de Christian Bobin. Recorded as having received Prix des Deux Magots, Grand prix catholique de littérature and Prix d'Académie. Bobin received Prix des Deux Magots, Grand prix catholique de littérature, Prix d'Académie, Prince-Pierre-de-Monaco Award, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie and Scriptures & Spiritualities Award.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1951
Christian Bobin born at Le Creusot.
2022
Christian Bobin died at Chalon-sur-Saône.
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Le Creusot.
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Chalon-sur-Saône.
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scholarly publication
- Christian Bobin, poète désarçonnant, Schweizerische Ärztezeitung, 2015
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reference work
- “Christian Bobin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q649487: Christian Bobin
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