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Yann Queffélec
Yann Queffélec (born September 4, 1949 in Paris) is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel "Les Noces barbares", translated into English as "The Wedding". He is the former husband of the late pianist Brigitte Engerer, and the brother of musician Anne Queffélec. Their father was the writer Henri Queffélec.
Partial bibliography.
- "Les Noces barbares" (1984)
- "Osmose" (2000)
- "The Sea" (
" which was filmed by Jean Delannoy under the title "Dieu a besoin des hommes".
He was awarded the Grand prix du roman of the Académie française in 1958 for "Un royaume sous la mer" ; he was awarded the ordre de l'Hermine in 1988.
Henri Queffélec was the father of the author Yann Queffélec, the pianist Anne Queffélec and of the mathematician Hervé Queffélec.