Jean Reverzy ( Balan, April 10, 1914–

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

, July 9, 1959) is a French medical doctor from

who won the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...

in 1954 for '' Le Passage'' ("The Passage"), his first novel. It described the slow anguish of a patient with liver problems who returned with a tired woman of

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. It is a description of the passage from life to death, in a raw and realistic manner, including poetic nostalgia. Another work, ''Place des angoisses'' ("Agony Square"), describes through the eyes of a young doctor the ominous, oppressive atmosphere of Lyon's Bellecour - the city's medical quarter.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reverzy, Jean 1914 births 1959 deaths French physicians Prix Renaudot winners French novelists