Editing Pascal Quignard (section)

{{short description|French writer (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name             = Pascal Quignard
| image            = Pascal Quignard le 5 avril 2013.jpg
| alt              = Pascal Quignard in 2013
| caption          = Quignard in 2013
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1948|4|23}}
| birth_place      = [[Verneuil-sur-Avre]], [[Eure]], [[France]]
| occupation       = Writer
| language         = [[French language|French]]
| nationality      = [[France|French]]
| genre            = Fiction, essay
}}
'''Pascal Quignard''' ({{IPA|fr|kiɲaʁ|lang}}; born 23 April 1948) is a French writer born in [[Verneuil-sur-Avre]], [[Eure]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ravel |first=Agnès Cousin de |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RStHDwAAQBAJ |title=Pascal Quignard: Vies, oeuvres |date=2018-01-15 |publisher=Editions L'Harmattan |isbn=978-2-14-005917-9 |language=fr}}</ref> In 2002 his novel ''Les Ombres errantes'' (''The Roving Shadows'') won the [[Prix Goncourt]], France's top literary prize.<ref>{{cite journal|date=October 28, 2002 |title=Pascal Quignard wins France's top literary prize|journal=Europe Intelligence Wire|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26532790_ITM}}</ref> ''Terrasse à Rome'' (''A Terrace in Rome''), received the [[Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française|French Academy prize]] in 2000. In 1980 ''Carus'' had been awarded the Prix des Critiques. He also won the 2023 [[Prix Formentor]].

Among Quignard's most commented-upon works are his eighty-four "Little Treatises" (''Petits traités''), first published in 1990 by Maeght. But his most popular book is probably ''[[All the World's Mornings]]'' (''Tous les matins du monde''), about 17th-century viola de gamba player [[Marin Marais]] and his teacher, [[Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe|Sainte-Colombe]], which was adapted for the screen in 1991, by director [[Alain Corneau]]. Quignard wrote the screenplay of the film, in collaboration with Corneau. ''[[Tous les matins du monde (film)|Tous les matins du monde]]'', starring [[Jean-Pierre Marielle]], [[Gérard Depardieu]] and son [[Guillaume Depardieu]], was a tremendous success in France and sold 2 million tickets in the first year. It was subsequently distributed in 31 countries, and released in 1992 in the United States. The soundtrack was certified platinum (500,000 copies) and contributed to musician [[Jordi Savall]]’s international celebrity. 
Quignard has also translated works from the Latin (Porcius Latro), Chinese (Kong-souen Long), and Greek (Lycophron).