Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Michel Tournier
Born: December 19, 1924
Died: January 18, 2016 (aged 91)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- Friday, or, The Other Island (1967)
- Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage (1971)
- The Erl-King (1970)
- Les météores (1975)
- Le coq de bruyère (1978)