Pierre Senges

Pierre Senges (born 1968, Romans-sur-Isère) is a French writer.^[1] His work includes nineteen books, numerous essays published in literary journals, and over seventy plays for radio.^[2]

His books are sometimes noted for having a baroque prose style.^[3] They frequently combine erudition, intertextuality, and invention (Fragments of Lichtenberg, The Major Refutation) or play on the relation between historically true and fictional elements (Les carnets de Gordon McGuffin and Essais fragiles d’aplomb).^[4] Several of Senges's books and essays have been translated and published in English, including Fragments of Lichtenberg, Ahab (Sequels), The Major Refutation, Geometry in the Dust, and Studies of Silhouettes.

Senges' radio plays (fictions radiophoniques) have been produced by France Culture and France Inter.^[5]^[6] He has been the recipient of the following prizes: the Prix Wepler,^[7] the Prix SACD Nouveau Talent Radio in 2007,^[8] the Grand prix de la fiction radiophonique de la SGDL in 2008,^[9] the Prix du deuxième roman,^[10] the Prix Rhône-Alpes,^[11] and the Prix meilleure page 111.^[12]

Works

Books

Veuves au maquillage, Éditions Verticales, 2000 ; Points Seuil. Prix Rhône-Alpes
Essais fragiles d’aplomb (essay), Verticales, coll. Minimales, 2002
Ruines-de-Rome, Verticales, 2002 ; Points Seuil. Prix du deuxième roman 2003
La réfutation majeure : version française, d'après Réfutatio major, attribué à Antonio de Guevara (1480-1548), Verticales, 2004, (Gallimard, Folio 4647, 2007)
- The Major Refutation: English version of Refutatio major, attributed to Antonio de Guevara (1480–1545), translated by Jacob Siefring, Contra Mundum Press, Dec 2016^[13]^[14]
Géométrie dans la poussière, illustrations by Patrice Killoffer, Verticales, 2004
- Geometry in the Dust, illustrations by Patrice Killoffer, translated by Jacob Siefring, Inside the Castle, Apr 2019^[15]
L’idiot et les hommes de paroles (essai), Bayard, 2005
Sort l'assassin, entre le spectre, Verticales, 2006
Fragments de Lichtenberg, Verticales, 2008
- Fragments of Lichtenberg, translated by Gregory Flanders, Dalkey Archive Press, Jan 2017^[16]
Les carnets de Gordon McGuffin, illustrated by Nicolas de Crécy, Futuropolis, 2008.
Les aventures de Percival : un conte phylogénétique, illustrated by Nicolas de Crécy, Dis voir, 2009
- The Adventures of Percival: A Phylogenetic Tale, translated by Paul Buck and Catherine Petit, Dis voir, 2009
Etudes de silhouettes, Verticales, March 2010
- Studies of Silhouettes, trans. Jacob Siefring, Sublunary Editions, Nov 2020^[17]^[18]
Environs et mesures, Gallimard, « Le Cabinet des lettrés », April 2011
Falstaff : apothéose (essay), 2012^[19]
- Falstaff: Apotheosis, trans. Jacob Siefring, Sublunary Editions, 2019
Zoophile contant fleurette, Cadex, April 2012
Achab (séquelles), Verticales, August 2015
- Ahab (Sequels), trans. Jacob Siefring & Tegan Raleigh, Contra Mundum, Nov 2021
Cendres des hommes et des bulletins, illustrated by Sergio Aquindo, Le Tripode, September 2016
Projectiles au sens propre, Verticales, January 2020
Rabelais's Doughnuts: Selected Short Writings, trans. Jacob Siefring, Sublunary Editions, February 2022^[20]
Épître aux wisigoths, Éditions José Corti, 2023
Un long silence interrompu par le cri d'un griffon, Verticales, 2023

Selected radio plays

Un immense fil d’une heure de temps, directed by Marguerie Gateau, 2007
Histoire de Bouvard et Pécuchet, copistes, adaption of the book by Gustave Flaubert, with Dominique Pinon and Philippe Magnan, directed by Jean-Matthieu Zahnd, 2009
Proxima du Centaure (Radio fiction pamphlet), Lansman, March 2010
Les Évasions de Boris Anacrouse, directed by Alexandre Plank, 2010
Rumeurs autour d'une Encyclopédie du silence, directed by Laure Egoroff, 2012
Le Discret et le Continu, directed by Jean-Matthieu Zahnd, 2016
La Maison Winchester, directed by Jean-Matthieu Zahnd, 2017
Comment faire disparaître une ombre, directed by Jean-Matthieu Zahnd, 2019

Awards and honors

2000: Prix Rhône-Alpes, for Veuves au maquillage
2003: Prix du deuxième roman, for Ruines-de-Rome
2007: Prix SACD Nouveau Talent Radio
2008: Grand prix de la fiction radiophonique de la SGDL, for Un immense fil d'une heure de temps
2015: Prix Wepler-Fondation La Poste, for Achab (séquelles)
2015: Prix de la Page 111, for Achab (séquelles)

References

^ Loret, Eric (7 September 2006). "Figures implosées". Liberation. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Pierre Senges". Maison des écrivains et de la littérature. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "La solitude du lapin rose mais aussi Belzébuth et autres démons de second ordre". Nuits Noires. France Inter. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ Lançon, Philippe (17 April 2008). "La vie rêvée de Senges". Liberation. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "La solitude du lapin rose mais aussi Belzébuth et autres démons de second ordre". Nuits Noires. France Inter. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Author page". France Culture. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Le prix Wepler 2015 pour Pierre Senges (et le capitaine Achab)". Bibliobs. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "La SACD récompense les auteurs de l'année 2007". SACD. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Grand Prix SGDL de la fiction radiophonique". Societe des gens de lettres. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ "Pierre Senges". Maison des écrivains et de la littérature. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "Pierre Senges". Auteurs en Rhone-Alpes. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Pierre Senges, meilleure page 111 de l'année 2015". Livreshebdo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ Senges, Pierre (2016). The major refutation : English version of Refutatio Major attributed to Antonio de Guevara (1480-1545). Antonio de,? Guevara, Jacob Siefring. [New York]. ISBN 978-1-940625-20-1. OCLC 1020460719.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "THE MAJOR REFUTATION | Contra Mundum Press". ContraMundumPress (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ Senges, Pierre (2019-04-22). Geometry in the Dust. Inside the Castle. ISBN 978-1732797123.
^ Senges, Pierre (2016). Fragments of Lichtenberg. Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-62897-046-3.
^ Senges, Pierre (2020). Studies of silhouettes. Seattle, WA. ISBN 978-1-7349766-2-5. OCLC 1230218875.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Sublunary Editions | Independent Publisher". sublunaryeditions.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ "Numéro 134 - mars 2012". Les écrits (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ Senges, Pierre (2022). Rabelais's doughnuts. Jacob Siefring. Seattle, WA. ISBN 978-1-955190-99-2. OCLC 1308977892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

[1] Loret, Eric (7 September 2006). "Figures implosées". Liberation. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[2] "Pierre Senges". Maison des écrivains et de la littérature. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[3] "La solitude du lapin rose mais aussi Belzébuth et autres démons de second ordre". Nuits Noires. France Inter. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[4] Lançon, Philippe (17 April 2008). "La vie rêvée de Senges". Liberation. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[5] "La solitude du lapin rose mais aussi Belzébuth et autres démons de second ordre". Nuits Noires. France Inter. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[6] "Author page". France Culture. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[7] "Le prix Wepler 2015 pour Pierre Senges (et le capitaine Achab)". Bibliobs. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[8] "La SACD récompense les auteurs de l'année 2007". SACD. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[9] "Grand Prix SGDL de la fiction radiophonique". Societe des gens de lettres. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[10] "Pierre Senges". Maison des écrivains et de la littérature. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[11] "Pierre Senges". Auteurs en Rhone-Alpes. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[12] "Pierre Senges, meilleure page 111 de l'année 2015". Livreshebdo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[13] Senges, Pierre (2016). The major refutation : English version of Refutatio Major attributed to Antonio de Guevara (1480-1545). Antonio de,? Guevara, Jacob Siefring. [New York]. ISBN 978-1-940625-20-1. OCLC 1020460719.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[14] "THE MAJOR REFUTATION | Contra Mundum Press". ContraMundumPress (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-01.

[15] Senges, Pierre (2019-04-22). Geometry in the Dust. Inside the Castle. ISBN 978-1732797123.

[16] Senges, Pierre (2016). Fragments of Lichtenberg. Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-62897-046-3.

[17] Senges, Pierre (2020). Studies of silhouettes. Seattle, WA. ISBN 978-1-7349766-2-5. OCLC 1230218875.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[18] "Sublunary Editions | Independent Publisher". sublunaryeditions.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

[19] "Numéro 134 - mars 2012". Les écrits (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[20] Senges, Pierre (2022). Rabelais's doughnuts. Jacob Siefring. Seattle, WA. ISBN 978-1-955190-99-2. OCLC 1308977892.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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