Michel del Castillo
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Michel del Castillo is a French writer, born in Madrid
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Interned in a concentration camp under the name of Rieucros
in Mende with his mother during the Second World War
, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has honored him with naming a school after him.
He first studied politics and psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno
and Fyodor Dostoevsky
, his books received many literary prizes, namely Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975); Renaudot
for la Nuit du décret (1981); Prix Maurice Genevoix for Rue des Archives (1994); Prix de l’Écrit Intime for Mon frère l’Idiot (1995); and prix Femina
for Colette, une Certaine France (2001).
In 1997 he became a member of the Académie royale de Belgique, thus succeeding to Georges Duby
.
Aside from travelling, he is very keen on classical music, and considered at some point making a career as a pianist.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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Biography
Michel del Castillo was born in Madrid. His father was French father and his mother Spanish.Interned in a concentration camp under the name of Rieucros
Rieucros
Rieucros is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants are called Rieucrosains....
in Mende with his mother during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has honored him with naming a school after him.
He first studied politics and psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher.-Biography:...
and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
, his books received many literary prizes, namely Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975); Renaudot
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot is a French literary award which was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of the deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt....
for la Nuit du décret (1981); Prix Maurice Genevoix for Rue des Archives (1994); Prix de l’Écrit Intime for Mon frère l’Idiot (1995); and prix Femina
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
for Colette, une Certaine France (2001).
In 1997 he became a member of the Académie royale de Belgique, thus succeeding to Georges Duby
Georges Duby
Georges Duby was a French historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages...
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Aside from travelling, he is very keen on classical music, and considered at some point making a career as a pianist.