A literary travel essay on the City of Nantes by the great 20th century French novelist, essayist, critic and geographer, Julien Gracq About the Author Julien Gracq (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was one of the greatest French writers of the twentieth century.
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He won but refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951 for his novel Le Rivage des Syrtes ( The Opposing Shore ).
His work included essays, criticism, fiction and journalism.
A literary travel essay on the City of Nantes by the great 20th century French novelist, essayist, critic and geographer, Julien Gracq About the Author Julien Gracq (1910-2007), born Louis Poirier in Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, was one of the greatest French writers of the twentieth century