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Didier Van Cauwelaert (French pronunciation: [didje vɑ̃ kovlaʁt]; born 29 July 1960) is a French author and director of Belgian descent who was born in Nice. In 1994 his novel Un Aller simple won the Prix Goncourt. In 1997 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l’Académie française.
Didier van Cauwelaert a un père avocat, René, qui aurait aimé être écrivain. Inventeur, conteur-né, riche aussi d'une histoire familiale mouvementée ralliant la Flandre à la Côte d'Azur [1], ancien responsable local des organisations vichystes Jeunesse de France et d'Outre-mer et Légion française des combattants [2], ce père menace de se tirer une balle dans la tête quand il se ...
Commander. ATTIRANCES (2005) Albin Michel et Le Livre de Poche. Un écrivain harcelé par l’étudiante qui lui consacre une thèse ; un peintre qui s’accuse de tuer les femmes à distance avec ses pinceaux ; une maison qui envoûte jusqu’à la folie ceux qui s’y attachent…. Trois passions vénéneuses liées par un même secret.
Jan 23, 2005 · In this thin, intense new novel, the French writer Didier van Cauwelaert, who won the Prix Goncourt in 1994, squeezes this question for every last ounce of philosophical meaning. Martin's...
Didier van Cauwelaert is a French novelist and playwright with Belgian roots. Well-known French writer Didier van CAUWELAERT has some very big literary successes in his portfolio. From the age of 8 he dreamed of taking up a pen to become independent and feed his family.
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Van Cauwelaert skillfully deconstructs identity all while demonstrating the necessity and weaknesses of myth. One Way ultimately reveals identity to be a compiled fiction and the story one follows to ever slipping locations-a process that is not at all a unilateral move.
Jun 1, 2003 · Awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1994 for “Un aller simple” (One way) this voracious writer let his imagination run rife and arrived at the pinnacle of his career. An extraordinary author, Didier van CAUWELAERT has sold over 5 million copies and been translated into 30 different languages.
