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Jean Vautrin
Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
Life and career.
After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.
He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel "Un grand
instruments", Mazarine, 1981,
- "Le Petit Livre des instruments de musique", Éd. du Seuil, 1993,
- "Le Temps des Cerises" (avec Jean Vautrin) Casterman, 2011,
- "Les Adieux", Flammarion, 1987,
- "Les calendes grecques: roman", Seuil, 2000, , Prix du premier roman
- "Les Enfants", Librairie générale française, 2005,
- "Les Noces de Guernica" (avec Jean Vautrin),