Jean-Pierre Milovanoff (born 1940, in Nîmes) is a French writer, laureate of several literary prizes
Jean-Pierre Milovanoff
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Jean-Pierre Milovanoff in Montpellier, in 2011.
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| Born | 1940 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Prix Goncourt des lycéens (1997) Prix des libraires (2000) |
Milovanoff's father was born in Russia and left his country in 1919; His mother is of Provencal origin. He studied letters at Montpellier and at the Sorbonne. He is a radio producer at France Culture and lived successively in Paris, Montpellier and Copenhagen. His first novel La Fête interrompue was published in 1970. He wrote three collections of poems entitled Borgo Babylone, La Ballade du lépreuxetNoir devant.
In 1997, Jean-Pierre Milovanoff received the prix Goncourt des lycéens for his novel le Maître des paons.
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