Olivier Rolin
Illustration — Olivier Rolin (2024) Olivier Rolin (ɔlivje ʁɔlɛ̃; born 17th May 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1994, for his novel Port-Soudan. His brother Jean is also a writer and journalist.
Olivier Rolin
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- 1947 · Boulogne-Billancourt.
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- France
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- novelist · journalist · writer · editor
- Education
- École Normale Supérieure · Lycée Louis-le-Grand
- Honours
- Officer of Arts and Letters · prix Pierre de Régnier · Prix Femina · Louis Guilloux Prize · Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand
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- French
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Illustration — Olivier Rolin (2024) Olivier Rolin (ɔlivje ʁɔlɛ̃; born 17th May 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1994, for his novel Port-Soudan. His brother Jean is also a writer and journalist.
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Olivier Rolin is recorded as having received Officer of Arts and Letters, prix Pierre de Régnier and Prix Femina.
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1947
Olivier Rolin born at Boulogne-Billancourt.
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Olivier Rolin received Officer of Arts and Letters, prix Pierre de Régnier, Prix Femina, Louis Guilloux Prize, Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand and Prix France Culture.
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- 1.« Olivier Rolin Rêveur d’histoire » dans L'Humanité du 24 octobre 2002.
- 2.Biographie d'Olivier Rolin sur le site Evene.
- 3.Nouvelle résistance populaire sur le site de Sciences Po.
- 4.« Terrorisme et Démocratie » sur le site d'Olivier Rolin.
- 5.Il faudrait racoler !. COnTEXTES. Revue de sociologie de la littérature. 29. 2020-12-15. 1783-094X.
- 6.Voir sur lexpress.fr.
- 7.Grégoire Leménager. Olivier Rolin, prix du Style 2014. nouvelobs.com.
- 8.Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand, Académie française, consulté le 19 décembre 2019.
- 9.« "Ecrire sans trembler", après les attentats 28 écrivains s'expriment », lepoint.fr, 19 novembre 2015
- 10.Première sélection du Prix Goncourt 2026. Académie Goncourt. 2026-09-02.
- 11.Charles Knappek. La première sélection du prix Renaudot 2026 - Livres Hebdo. Livres Hebdo. 2026-09-03.
- 12.Christophe Conte, « Sur le fil », Vanity Fair , décembre 2020 - janvier 2021, p. 68-73.
- 13.Olivier Le Naire. Cette France qui lit. L'Express. 2495. 29. avril. 1999. 102-105.
- 14.Marie Davidoux. Jusqu’à ce que mort s’ensuive ou la « note en bas de page » des Misérables. Écrire l'histoire. 25. 2025.
- 15.Philippe Petit. "Jusqu’à ce que mort s’ensuive" d’Olivier Rolin : deux frères ennemis dans le Paris révolutionnaire de 1848. Rentrée littéraire. Marianne. 2024-01-05.
- 16.Les Mains dans les poches : Olivier Rolin, Sept villes. Diacritik. 2025-01-24.
- 17.Solovski, la bibliothèque disparue d'Élisabeth Kapnist et Olivier Rolin...Tolstoï, Tchekhov ou Balzac pour survivre, Culturebox, France TV info, consulté le 11 août 2016
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