Christian Liger
Christian Liger | |
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| Born | 24 August 1935 |
| Died | 3 December 2002 (aged 67) Nîmes |
| Occupation | Writer |
Christian Liger (24 August 1935 – 3 December 2002[1]) was a 20th-century French writer.
Biography
[edit]Christian Liger studied in Nîmes then at the University of Montpellier. He earned his doctorate in letters with a thesis entitled Les débuts d’André Suarès.
After he was active as a teacher then University professor, he devoted himself entirely to writing: novels, essays, theater.
His last work, Le Roman de Rossel (fictionalized biography of the officer Minister for War of the Paris Commune, Louis-Nathaniel Rossel), was awarded:
- The Grand Prix du Livre d'Histoire de la Société des Gens de Lettres 1998
- The bourse Goncourt de la Biographie 1998, unanimously bestowed on Saturday 26 September in Nancy.
- The prix Michel Dard 1999.
Christian Liger was a member of the Académie de Nîmes.
Theatre
[edit]- Author
- 1963: Le Sorcier, directed by Marie-Claire Valène at Théâtre du Tertre in Paris
- 1969: La Tour d'Einstein Archived 17 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, directed by Pierre Fresnay and Julien Bertheau
- Adaptator
- 1975: Jésus II, after Joseph Delteil, directed by Jacques Échantillon, Tréteaux du Midi
Works
[edit]- 1963: Les Noces de Psyché, Éditions Gallimard
- 1984: Histoire d'une famille nîmoise, les Paulhan, Cahiers Jean Paulhan, Gallimard.
- 1987: Nîmes sans visa : portrait d'une ville, Ramsay.
- 1992: Trois jours de chasse en montagne, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1996: Les Marches du Palais, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1998: Le Roman de Rossel, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 1999: La Nuit de Faraman, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 2001: Il se mit à courir le long du rivage, Ed. Robert Laffont.
- 2010: Nouvelles de l'exil, Atelier baie.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bastide, Bernard; Paulhan, Claire (2008). "Christian Liger, guide sensible et érudit". Balade dans le Gard;sur les pas des écrivains. Les écrivains vagabondent (in French). Paris: Alexandrines. pp. 186–191. ISBN 978-2-370890-01-6.
- Velay, Serge; Boissard, Michel; Bernié-Boissard, Catherine (2009). Petit dictionnaire des écrivains du Gard (in French). Nîmes: Alcide. pp. 153–154.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographie de Christian Liger (naissance, décès, infos) Chronobio". www.chronobio.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Les Archives du Spectacle
- Christian LIGER Archived 17 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine on Robert Laffont
- Christian Liger à Nîmes on Éditions Alexandrine
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