CHESSEX, JACQUES, 1934 to 2009
Jacques Chessex
Swiss artist.
- Books
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First editions
- 1
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Born
- Payerne, 1934
- Died
- Yverdon-les-Bains, 2009
Life
About Jacques Chessex
Writer
- Known as
- poet, painter, writer, novelist
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
Background
- Educated at
- University of Lausanne
Awards and honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Prix Goncourt (1973)
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1996)
- Prix de la langue française (1999)
- Prix Goncourt de la Poésie (2004)
- Sade Prize (2010)
- Mallarmé Prize (1992)
Notable works
From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on Jacques Chessex in 16 languages.
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When was Jacques Chessex born?
Jacques Chessex was born in 1934 and died in 2009.
How many Jacques Chessex books does MyVolumes track?
We track 1 book by Jacques Chessex across 1 edition, 1 of them first edition.
What awards has Jacques Chessex won?
Jacques Chessex has won Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Goncourt (1973), Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1996), Prix de la langue française (1999), according to Wikidata.