Frédéric Lenoir (born 3 June 1962) is a French
sociologist, philosopher and writer
Biography
Lenoir studied philosophy at the
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg (; ) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland.
The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg ...
followed by a PhD on ''Buddhism and the West'' at the
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (, EHESS) is a graduate ''grande école'' and '' grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. The school awards Master and PhD degrees alone and conjo ...
. His first two novels – ''The Angel's Promise'' (2004, with Violette Cabesos) and ''The Oracle of the Moon'' (2006) – sold more than a million copies in twenty countries.
Awards
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Prix Maison de la Presse
The Prix Maison de la Presse is an annual French literary prize, established in 1970 by the Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse (SNDP) and Gabriel Cantin. Until 2005 it was known as Prix des Maisons de la Presse and given out in the two ...
(2004, with Violette Cabesos)
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
French sociologists
20th-century French philosophers
21st-century French philosophers
University of Fribourg alumni
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences alumni
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