Jean Echenoz

Jean Echenoz was born in Orange on 26 December 1947, the son of a psychiatrist. He studied in several cities, in Aix-en-Provence and then in Paris. His first novel appeared in 1979 from Éditions de Minuit, which has remained his publisher ever since, and received the prix Fénéon the following year. He won the prix Médicis in 1983, then the prix Goncourt in 1999. He also took part in the new translation of the Bible published by Bayard in 2001, and several of his books have found their English translator in Mark Polizzotti.

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• NovelPlan of OccupancyL'Occupation des solsJean Echenoz · 1988Literature