Pascal Bruckner

Pascal Bruckner is a writer I'd like to read more closely. Emerging in the 1970s as one of France's "New Philosophers," he has spent decades turning a critical eye on his own society and culture, which is the bravest target an essayist can choose. The Prix Renaudot in 1997, preceded by the Prix Médicis for essays, signals a serious voice in both fiction and commentary, and a path from the Lycée Henri-IV to Paris Diderot University marks him as an intellectual to the core. Ideas that refuse to flatter can be unwelcome, and I respect thinkers who speak plainly anyway; he clearly belongs in that company.

Name (English)

Pascal Bruckner

Name (Japanese)

パスカル・ブルックナー

Reading

ぱすかる・ぶるっくなー

Born

December 15, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

15th arrondissement of Paris, France

Occupation

novelist / essayist / screenwriter / philosopher / writer

University

Paris Diderot University

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Prix Médicis essai
• 1997 Prix Renaudot
• 2012 Prix du livre incorrect
• 2002 Economics Book Prize
• 2014 Marcel Pagnol Award

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• novelist
• essayist
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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