Frédéric Vitoux (writer)
Frédéric Vitoux ( born August 19, 1944 in Vitry -aux -Loges ) is a French writer and journalist who was known primarily for his novels, biographies, literary and film criticism.
On 13 December 2001 he was elected as the successor to Jacques Laurent on the armchair 15 of the Académie française.
Works
Filmography
- 2000: The Foundling
- 2002: Robinson Crusoe (L' île de Robinson) - also directed
Awards
- Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2003: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2014: naming an asteroid after Frédéric Vitoux: ( 20044 ) Vitoux