Pascal Quignard


Pascal Quignard is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 1980 his novel Carus was awarded the Prix des Critiques. In 2002 Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize. Terrasse à Rome, received the French Academy prize in 2000. He also won the 2023 Prix Formentor.
Among Quignard's most commented-upon works are his eighty-four "Little Treatises", first published in 1990 by Maeght. But his most popular book is probably All the World's Mornings, about 17th-century viola de gamba player Marin Marais and his teacher, Sainte-Colombe, which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director Alain Corneau. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. Tous les matins du monde, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu and son Guillaume Depardieu, was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year. It was subsequently distributed in 31 countries, and released in 1992 in the United States. The soundtrack was certified platinum and contributed to musician Jordi Savall’s international celebrity.
Quignard has also translated works from the Latin, Chinese, and Greek.
WWW pascal-quignard.fr

Works

Novels, novellas, récit

Le Lecteur Carus Les Tablettes de buis d’Apronenia Avitia. On Wooden Tablets: Apronenia Avitia, trans. Bruce X Le Salon du Wurtemberg. The Salon in Württemberg, trans. Barbara Bray Les Escaliers de Chambord Tous les matins du monde. All the World's Mornings, trans. James Kirkup L'Amour conjugal L'Occupation américaine Dernier Royaume series :
  • # Les Ombres errantes. The Roving Shadows, trans. Chris Turner
  • # Sur le jadis. The Fount of Time, trans. Chris Turner
  • # Abîmes. Abysses, trans. Chris Turner
  • # Les Paradisiaques. The Paradisiacs, trans. John Taylor
  • # Sordidissimes
  • # La Barque silencieuse. The Silent Crossing, trans. Chris Turner
  • # Les Désarçonnés. The Unsaddled, trans. John Taylor
  • # Vie secrète
  • # Mourir de penser. Dying of Thinking, trans. John Taylor
  • # L'Enfant d'Ingolstadt
  • # L'Homme aux trois lettres
  • # Les Heures heureuses Terrasse à Rome. A Terrace in Rome, trans. Douglas Penick and Charles Ré Requiem Villa Amalia. Villa Amalia, trans. Chris Turner Le Petit Cupidon Les Solidarités mystérieuses. Mysterious Solidarities, trans. Chris Turner Les Larmes. The Tears, trans. Chris Turner Dans ce jardin qu'on aimait L'Amour, la Mer Trésor caché''

Short stories

Éthelrude et Wolframm Le Secret du domaine, illustrations by Jean Garonnaire. Reprinted in 2006 under the title L'Enfant au visage couleur de la mortTriomphe du temps Princesse Vieille Reine
  • ''Le Chant du marais''

Essays and other

L'Être du balbutiement La Parole de la Délie : essai sur Maurice Scève Michel Deguy Sarx. Sarx, trans. Keith Waldrop Petits traités series :
  • * Petits traités, Book I
  • * Petits traités, Book II
  • * Petits traités, Book III
  • * Petits traités, Books I to VIII Le Vœu de silence: essai sur Louis-René des Forêts Albucius. Albucius, trans. Bruce Boone Le Sexe et l'Effroi. Sex and Terror, trans. Chris Turner La Haine de la musique. The Hatred of Music, trans. Matthew Amos and Fredrik Rönnbäck La Nuit sexuelle. The Sexual Night, trans. Chris Turner La Réponse à Lord Chandos. The Answer to Lord Chandos, trans. Stéphanie Boulard and Timothy Lavenz

Books translated in English

The Salon in Württemberg, trans. Barbara Bray Albucius, trans. Bruce Boone All the World's Mornings, trans. James Kirkup Sarx, trans. Keith Waldrop On Wooden Tablets: Apronenia Avitia, trans. Bruce X The Roving Shadows, trans. Chris Turner Sex and Terror, trans. Chris Turner The Silent Crossing, trans. Chris Turner Abysses, trans. Chris Turner The Sexual Night, trans. Chris Turner A Terrace in Rome, trans. Douglas Penick and Charles Ré The Hatred of Music, trans. Matthew Amos and Fredrik Rönnbäck Villa Amalia, trans. Chris Turner Mysterious Solidarities, trans. Chris Turner The Fount of Time, trans. Chris Turner The Tears, trans. Chris Turner The Unsaddled, trans. John Taylor Dying of Thinking, trans. John Taylor The Answer to Lord Chandos, trans. Stéphanie Boulard and Timothy Lavenz The Paradisiacs, trans. John Taylor

Awards and honours