Michel del Castillo (born 2 August 1933, a.k.a. Michel Janicot del
Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.Michel del Castillo was
born in Madrid. His father, Michel Janicot, was French and his mother,
Cándida Isabel del Castillo, Spanish.Interned in a concentration camp
under the name of Rieucros in Mende with his mother during the Second
World War, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has
honored him by naming a school after him.He first studied politics and
psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno
and Fyodor Dostoevsky, his books received many literary prizes, namely
Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975); Renaudot for La
nuit du Décret (1981); Prix Maurice Genevoix for Rue des Archives
(1994); Prix de l’Écrit Intime for Mon frère l’Idiot (1995); and
prix Femina for Colette, une Certaine France (2001).
Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.Michel del Castillo was
born in Madrid. His father, Michel Janicot, was French and his mother,
Cándida Isabel del Castillo, Spanish.Interned in a concentration camp
under the name of Rieucros in Mende with his mother during the Second
World War, he developed a sense of belonging to this town, which has
honored him by naming a school after him.He first studied politics and
psychology, then turned to literature. Influenced by Miguel de Unamuno
and Fyodor Dostoevsky, his books received many literary prizes, namely
Prix Chateaubriand for Le Silence des Pierres (1975); Renaudot for La
nuit du Décret (1981); Prix Maurice Genevoix for Rue des Archives
(1994); Prix de l’Écrit Intime for Mon frère l’Idiot (1995); and
prix Femina for Colette, une Certaine France (2001).
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