Writing · Writer · Story · Novel
Born Dec 19, 1924 · Paris, France
Active 1980–2016
Michel Tournier (19 December 1924 − 18 January 2016) was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970.