Jacques-Pierre Amette
Encyclopedia
Jacques-Pierre Amette is a French
writer. In 2003 his novel Brecht's Mistress
(French: La Maîtresse de Brecht) won the Prix Goncourt
. He has been a correspondent for The New York Times
and a journalist for several French newspaper
s.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer. In 2003 his novel Brecht's Mistress
Brecht's Mistress
Brecht's Mistress is a 2003 novel by the French writer Jacques-Pierre Amette. It is also known as Brecht's Lover. It received the Prix Goncourt....
(French: La Maîtresse de Brecht) won the Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
. He has been a correspondent for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and a journalist for several French newspaper
Newspaper
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