Jean-Louis Fournier
Jean-Louis Fournier (born 19 December 1938, Calais) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Jean-Louis Fournier
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- Name
- Jean-Louis Fournier
- Born
- 19 December 1938
- Birthplace
- Calais
- Occupation
- Writer
- Awards
- Prix Femina
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Louis Fournier (born 19 December 1938, Calais) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
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Jean-Louis Fournier (born 1938) is a director, filmmaker and humorist, among other activities, of French nationality. The director was born in Calais. Jean-Louis Fournier was educated at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques.
Languages used include French. Honours include Prix Femina.
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• Name — Jean-Louis Fournier • Born — 19 December 1938 • Birthplace — Calais • Occupation — Writer • Language — French • Notable Works — Où on va, papa? • Awards — Prix Femina
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Jean Louis Fournier is the son of Dr Paul Léandre Emile Fournier and his wife Marie-Thérèse Françoise Camille Fournier née Delcourt. He studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC), but left before finishing. In 2009, Fournier published his book Où On Va Papa?, in which he writes about the relationship between him and his two handicapped sons, Mathieu and Thomas. The book won him the Prix Femina; however, its controversial nature meant it had many critics, including the mother of the two boys.
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• Grammaire française et impertinente, Payot, 1992, • Le curriculum vitae de Dieu, Seuil, 1995, • Les mots des riches, les mots des pauvres, Anne Carrière, 2004, • Le Petit Meaulnes, LGF/Le Livre de Poche, 2004, • Où on va, papa?, Stock, 2008, • Where We Going, Daddy?: Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other, Translator Adriana Hunter, Other Press, 2010, • Veuf, Stock, 2011,
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Jean-Louis Fournier was born on 19 December 1938.
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- 1.Femina. Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina.
- 2.Fournier, Jean-Louis. Mon autopsie. Stock. 2017. 978-2-234-08137-6.
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Jean-Louis Fournier is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as writer, novelist, filmmaker, humorist and director.
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