Gil Jouanard (11 December 1937 – 25 March 2021) was a French writer. His ability was discovered by
René Char.
Biography
Jouanard began his career in the field of journalism, a profession he practiced from 1962 to 1965. He covered the early days of independent Algeria from 1963 to 1964, and covered authors for an encyclopedia until 1974. He then served as director for cultural and informational activities at the in
Marseille
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from 1975 to 1977.
Throughout his career, Jouanard lived in
Dieburg
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,
Avignon
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Paris
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Oran
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,
Hamburg
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, Marseille,
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
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History
In the 6th century the Benedictine abbey of St André was fou ...
,
Montpellier
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, and
Abbeville
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It is the of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu.
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A ...
. In Villeneuve, he founded a writers' residence in association with the
Centre national du livre
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. He founded the Fête du livre d'Aix-en-Provence, which he directed from 1977 to 1979. In 1986, he founded the Centre régional des lettres du Languedoc-Roussillon in Montpellier, which he directed for over 20 years.
Gil Jouanard died on 25 March 2021 at the age of 83.
Bibliography
*''Banlieue d'Aerea'' (1969)
*''Diaclases'' (1970)
*''Poèmes hercyniens'' (1972)
*''L'Absent de l'indicatif'' (1973)
*''Hautes Chaumes'' (1975)
*''L'Odeur verte'' (1980)
*''Lentement à pied — à travers le Gras de Chassagne'' (1981)
*''Sous la dictée du pays'' (1982)
*''Jours sans événement''
*''Un corps entier de songes'' (1985)
*''L'Eau qui dort'' (1987)
*''Lisières, marches et confins'' (1989)
*''Le Moindre mot'' (1990)
*''Savoir où'' (1992)
*''Aires de transit'' (1992)
*''L'Œil de la terre'' (1994)
*''Le Goût des choses'' (1994)
*''Bonjour monsieur Chardin !'' (1994)
*''Plutôt que d'en pleurer'' (1995)
*''Au Maramureṣ'' (1996)
*''L'Envergure du monde'' (1996)
*''Crépuscule musical'' (1996)
*''D'après Follain'' (1997)
*''C'est la vie'' (1997)
*''Le Jour et l'Heure'' (1998)
*''Tout fait événement'' (1998)
*''Le Causse en hiver'' (1999)
*''Mémoire de l'instant'' (2000)
*''L'Envergure du monde'' (2001)
*''Les Arcs de Saint-Pierre'' (2001)
*''Maramures, terra incognita'' (2002)
*''Cela seul'' (2002)
*''Le Connemara, pays de l'imaginaire'' (2002)
*''Un nomade casanier'' (2003)
*''Paris villages'' (2003)
*''La Saveur du monde'' (2004)
*''Les Sabots de sept lieues'' (2004)
*''Moments donnés'' (2005)
*''Untel'' (2005)
*''Le Bois de Païolive'' (2005)
*''Istanbul'' (2005)
*''Prague'' (2005)
*''Venise au clair obscur'' (2006)
*''Marseille revisitée'' (2008)
*''La Boîte aux lettres de Palmyre'' (2009)
*''L'Œil circonspect'' (2009)
*''La Plus Belle Eau'' (2009)
*''De la Baltique aux Balkans'' (2013)
*''Dans le paysage du fond'' (2013)
*''De la Baltique aux Balkans'' (2013)
*''Voyage à Païolive en Ardèche Méridionale'' (2013)
*''Les Roses blanches'' (2016)
*''Celui qui dut courir après les mots'' (2018)
*''Au fil des jours au gré du causse'' (2019)
References
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1937 births
2021 deaths
French writers