Michel Butor
Michel Butor (14 Sep 1926 – 24 Aug 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1947. He taught in Egypt, Manchester, Thessaloniki, the United States, and Gene
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Michel Butor (14 Sep 1926 – 24 Aug 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, graduating in 1947. He taught in Egypt, Manchester, Thessaloniki, the United States, and Geneva. He won many literary awards for his work, including the Prix Fénéon and the Prix Renaudot. In 2002, Elinor Miller published a book on Butor entitled Prisms and Rainbows: Michel Butor's Collaborations with Jacques Monory, Jiri Kolar, and Pierre Alechinsky.
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