Jacques-Pierre Amette
Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados, German-occupied France) is a French writer. In 2003 his novel Brecht's Mistress (French: La Maîtresse de Brecht) won the Prix Goncourt. He has been a correspondent for The New York Times and a journalist for several French newspapers.
Jacques-Pierre Amette
- Name
- Jacques-Pierre Amette
- Birthplace
- Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
- Education
- University of Caen Normandy
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Prix Goncourt 2003
- Born
- 1943. · Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- writer, playwright and literary critic.
- Known for
- Brecht's Mistress.
- Honours
- Prix Goncourt, Roger Nimier Prix, Prix Contrepoint, Prince Pierre Award and Paul Flat Prize.
- Languages
- French.
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Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943 in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Calvados, German-occupied France) is a French writer. In 2003 his novel Brecht's Mistress (French: La Maîtresse de Brecht) won the Prix Goncourt. He has been a correspondent for The New York Times and a journalist for several French newspapers.
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Jacques-Pierre Amette studied at University of Caen Normandy. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is writer, playwright and literary critic. Employment is recorded with Ouest-France and Le Point. Works named in the authority record are Brecht's Mistress. Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Roger Nimier Prix, Prix Contrepoint and Prince Pierre Award.
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• Name — Jacques-Pierre Amette • Birthplace — Saint-Pierre-en-Auge • Other Names — Paul Clément, Paul Edel • Education — University of Caen Normandy • Occupation — Writer • Awards — Prix Goncourt 2003 • Website — http: amette.free.fr/
novels
novels
• 1965: Le Congé • 1966: Élisabeth Skerla • 1974: La Vie comme ça • 1977: Bermuda • 1978: La Nuit tombante • 1981: Jeunesse dans une ville normande • 1985: Enquête d'hiver • 1987: L'Après-midi • 1992: La Peau du monde • 1995: Province • 1997: Les Deux Léopards (Prix Contrepoint 1997) • 1999: L'Homme du silence • 2001: Ma vie, son œuvre • 2003: Brecht's Mistress (2005 UK) / Brecht's Lover (2005 US) / La Maîtresse de Brecht (2003 FR) • 2009: Journal météorologique
Romans noirs
Romans noirs
• Exit, Éditions Gallimard, (Série noire) n°1850 (1981), reprint Gallimard, series Folio (Gallimard) n°3010 (1997) under the pseudonym Paul Clément • Je tue à la campagne, Gallimard, Série noire n°1896 (1982), reprint Gallimard, series Folio policier n°230 (2001) under the pseudonym Paul Clément • Le Lac d'or, Albin Michel (2007), reprint LGE, Le Livre de Poche n°3219 (2010)
Tales
Tales
• 1970: Un voyage en province • 1986: Confessions d'un enfant gâté (Prix Roger Nimier 1986) • 1991: Le Voyage d'Hölderlin en France • 1993: L'adieu à la raison • 1994: Stendhal: 3 juin 1819 • 2007: Un été chez Voltaire • 2012: Liaison romaine
Short stories
Short stories
• 1973: Les lumières de l'Antarctique
Theatre
Theatre
• 1974: Les Sables mouvants • 1989: Le Maître-nageur • 1989: Les Environs de Heilbronn • 1991: Après nous • 1991: La Waldstein • 1992: Le Mal du pays • 1992: Singe • 1992: Passions secrètes, crimes d'avril • 1993: Appassionata • 1997: La Clairière • 2005: Le Tableau de Poussin
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1943
Jacques-Pierre Amette born at Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives.
Honours
• 1986: Prix Roger-Nimier for Confessions d'un enfant gâté • 1997: Prix Contrepoint for Les Deux Léopards • 1992: Prix CIC du Théâtre for Passions secrètes, crimes d'avril • 2003: Prix Goncourt for La Maîtresse de Brecht (édition dite « du Centenaire ») • 2007: Prix Prince-Pierre-de-Monaco
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- 1.Le match Jérôme Garcin/Jacques-Pierre Amette. L'Express. 2007-01-31.
- 2.Jacques-Pierre Amette, Goncourt du centenaire. Le Nouvel Obs. 24-10-2003.
- 3.Nelly Alard reçoit le prix Roger Nimier. Livres Hebdo. 2015-04-15.
- 4.Jacques-Pierre AMETTE Académie française. Académie française.
- 5.Palmarès du Prix Roger Nimier. lalettredulibraire.com. 2024-05-02.
- 6.Luc. Pinson. Deux écrivains normands contemporains : Michel Ciry, Jacques-Pierre Amette. Études normandes. 56. 49–64. 2007. 10.3406/etnor.2007.1700. 2025-02-16.
- 7.Jacques-Pierre Amette, écrivain. France Culture. 2009-05-24.
- 8.Jacques-Pierre Amette - Errances romaines. Le Point. 2012-06-14.
- 9.Jacques-Pierre AMETTE. Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco.
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Jacques-Pierre Amette worked in writer, playwright and literary critic. He was employed by Ouest-France and Le Point. Amette received Prix Goncourt, Roger Nimier Prix, Prix Contrepoint, Prince Pierre Award and Paul Flat Prize. Recorded as having received Prix Goncourt, Roger Nimier Prix and Prix Contrepoint.
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