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Serge Doubrovsky

1928-05-22 – 2017-03-23

Portrait of Serge Doubrovsky
photo de profil de Serge DoubrovskyCredit: Yegis

Life & Legacy

Julien Serge Doubrovsky (22 May 1928 – 23 March 2017) was a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé. He is also a critical theorist, and coined the term "autofiction" in the drafts for his novel Fils (1977).

Occupation & Career

translator, literary critic, teacher, writer

Education

École Normale Supérieure; Lycée Condorcet

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Prix Médicis; Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL; Concours général; Guggenheim Fellowship; Prize for Subjective Writing

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Honors & Awards

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ · Concours général · Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL · Guggenheim Fellowship · Prix Médicis · Prize for Subjective Writing

Employer

Brandeis University · Harvard University · New York University · Smith College

Education & Institutions

École Normale Supérieure · Lycée Condorcet

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q355762 — wikidata View source

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