Hector Bianciotti, born March 19, 1930 in Argentina, is a writer and a member of the Académie française. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language.
His parents were immigrants from the Piedmont, speaking the dialect between each other but forbidding its usage with their son. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Instead, they spoke Spanish to him. Bianciotti began his study of French in 1945. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He arrived in France in 1961 and completed his French naturalization in 1981. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1982, he stopped writing in any other language than his favorite. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
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Académie Francaise
Hector Bianciotti was elected to the Académie française on January 18, 1996 to Seat 2. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy by seat number He succeeded André Frossard. André Frossard was a French Journalist and Essayist born on January 14 1915 in Colombier-Châtelot ( Doubs) and died on
Medals and Honors
- Officer of the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor)
- Officer of the Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit)
- Prix Femina (1985) for Sans la miséricorde du Christ
Bibliography
- 1967 Les Déserts dorés (Denoël)
- 1969 Celle qui voyage la nuit (Denoël)
- 1970 Les Autres, un soir d’été (Gallimard)
- 1972 Ce moment qui s’achève (Denoël)
- 1977 Le Traité des saisons (Gallimard)
- 1982 L’Amour n’est pas aimé (Gallimard)
- 1985 Sans la miséricorde du Christ (Gallimard)
- 1988 Seules les larmes seront comptées. (Gallimard)
- 1992 Ce que la nuit raconte au jour (Grasset) --Translated as What the Night Tells the Day ISBN: 1565842405
- 1995 Le Pas si lent de l’amour (Grasset)
- 1999 Comme la trace de l’oiseau dans l’air (Grasset)
- 2001 Une passion en toutes lettres (Gallimard)
- 2003 La nostalgie de la maison de Dieu (Gallimard)
Sources
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article as of March 11, 2006. Hector Bianciotti, born March 19, 1930 in Argentina, is a writer and a member of the Académie française.
External links
- (French) L'Académie française
| Preceded by André Frossard |
Seat 2 Académie française 1996- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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