Alain Robbe-Grillet
1922
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2008
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: Nouveau Roman
country of citizenship: France
native language: French
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Lycée Saint-Louis, Institut national agronomique
occupation: actor, film director, screenwriter, writer, novelist, audiobook narrator, literary critic, essayist, agricultural engineer, director
award received: Fénéon Prize, Louis Delluc Prize, Sade Prize, Mondello Prize, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Officer of Arts and Letters
position held: seat 32 of the Académie française
Alain Robbe-Grillet (French: [a.lɛ̃ ʁɔb ɡʁi.jɛ]; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman (lit. 'new novel') trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. He was married to Catherine Robbe-Grillet (née Rstakian). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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