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Michel Tournier
Deceased

When Did Michel Tournier Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91
GenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn19/12/1924Born inParis, FranceDied18/01/2016 (aged 91)Died inChoiselWikidataQ160783 ↗Buried atChoiselTMDb#232680 ↗

Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit.

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Filmography2 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1983Michel TournierMovie—59
1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf51