Pierre Michon

Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945, Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, "Small lives" (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for "Small lives" and for "The Origin of the World" (1996) as well as for his body of work. His novels and stories have been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Norwegian, Estonian and English. He won the 2017 International Nonino Prize in Italy.