Philippe Sollers facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Philippe Sollers
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Sollers in 1983
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Philippe Joyaux
28 November 1936 Talence, France
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| Died | 5 May 2023 (aged 86) Paris, France
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| Occupation | Writer novelist |
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Philippe Sollers (born Philippe Joyaux; 28 November 1936 – 5 May 2023) was a famous French writer and critic. He was known for his interesting ideas about writing and literature.
In 1960, he started an important literary magazine called Tel Quel. He created it with another writer, Marcelin Pleynet. This magazine was published until 1982. After that, Sollers started a new magazine called L'Infini. He was the only editor of this new journal.
Philippe Sollers was a key figure in the exciting intellectual scene in Paris during the 1960s and 1970s. He helped publish works by many important thinkers. These included Jacques Derrida, Jacques Lacan, Louis Althusser, and Roland Barthes. Some of these people later appeared as characters in his novel Femmes (1983).
About Philippe Sollers
Philippe Sollers was born as Philippe Joyaux on 28 November 1936. His hometown was Talence, France. His family owned a factory that made metal products. These products included kitchen items and parts for airplanes.
In 1955, he moved to Paris. He studied at the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles. He also attended the ESSEC Business School.
Sollers married Julia Kristeva in 1967. He passed away on 5 May 2023, when he was 86 years old.
His Writing and Novels
Philippe Sollers wrote many novels throughout his life. His first novel was A Strange Solitude (1958). Famous writers like François Mauriac and Louis Aragon praised this book.
After that, he started to experiment with how stories are told. His novels like The Park (1961), Event (Drame, 1965), and Nombres (1968) showed these new ways of writing. A well-known critic, Jacques Derrida, even wrote about these novels.
Later, Sollers tried a different style in Lois (1972). This book used more wordplay and a less formal way of writing. He continued this style in books like Paradis (1981). These books had a strong rhythm and often did not use punctuation.
Some of his other novels include Women (1983), Portrait du joueur (1984), and Watteau in Venice (1991). He also wrote Studio (1997), Passion fixe (2000), and L'étoile des amants (2002). These later books started to use more realism. This means they had clearer plots, characters, and themes. They explored how society works, looking at things like politics, media, and art.
Impact and Inspirations
Philippe Sollers and his writings have inspired others.
- He appears as a character in some novels by other authors. These include Operation Shylock (1993) by Philip Roth and Atomised (1998) by Michel Houellebecq.
- A Japanese rock band was named Sollers, inspired by his work.
- A character based on Sollers is in the novel The Seventh Function of Language (2017) by Laurent Binet.
See also
In Spanish: Philippe Sollers para niños
