Jacques Borel
Jacques Borel (17 December 1925 in Paris – 25 September 2002) was a French author best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix Goncourt.
Jacques Borel
- Born
- 1925 · Saint-Gaudens.
- Died
- 2002 · Villejuif.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · translator · university teacher · philologist · scholar of english · literary scholar
- Fields
- literature · English studies · translation into English · translation from French
- Honours
- Prix Goncourt · Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL
- Languages
- French · English
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Jacques Borel (17 December 1925 in Paris – 25 September 2002) was a French author best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix Goncourt.
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Jacques Borel is recorded as writer, journalist, translator, university teacher and philologist.
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1925
Jacques Borel born at Saint-Gaudens.
2002
Jacques Borel died at Villejuif.
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Saint-Gaudens.
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Villejuif.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1223794: Jacques Borel
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- “Jacques Borel”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Review. Personnages et destins balzaciens. La creation litteraire et ses sources anecdotiques. Borel, Jacques, French Studies, 1960
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1960
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1085939197, Jacques Borel International.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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scholarly publication
Review. Personnages et destins balzaciens. La creation litteraire et ses sources anecdotiques. Borel, Jacques, French Studies, 1960Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1085939197, Jacques Borel International.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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