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Jean Echenoz

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Jean Echenoz

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French writer

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Jean Echenoz is a French novelist and translator born in 1947 in Arras. He is a male citizen of France whose native language is French. He writes in French and speaks, writes, and signs in the same language. His given name is Jean Maurice.

His notable works include *30 unter 40*, *Aan de piano*, *Flitsen*, *Ich gehe jetzt*, and *Ik ben weg*. He has received several literary awards, including the Prix Médicis, Prix Décembre, Prix Goncourt, and Grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand. He is also recognized in the Prix Goncourt collection.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1947
Works
58

Top works

  • 30 unter 40
  • Aan de piano
  • Flitsen
  • Ich gehe jetzt
  • Ik ben weg

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Key facts

Born
( 1947-12-26 ) 26 December 1947 (age 78) , Orange, Vaucluse , France
Occupation
Writer
Known for
I'm Off , 1914

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maurice
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Orange
Occupation
novelist
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
Jean Echenoz (2016).png
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date of birth
1946-08-04
name in native language
Jean Echenoz
writing language
French
Commons category
Jean Echenoz
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Encyclopedic overview

Jean Echenoz ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɛʃ(ə)noz]; born 26 December 1947) is a French writer.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jean Echenoz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.