List of Famous people with last name Tournier

Michel Tournier

Michel-Marie-Édouard Tournier

First Name Michel

Last Name Tournier

Born on December 19, 1924

Died on January 18, 2016 (aged 91)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit. He was on occasion in contention for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Jean Tournier

First Name Jean

Last Name Tournier

Born on April 3, 1926

Died on December 5, 2004 (aged 78)

Born in France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer.

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