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Michel Tournier
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French writer (1924–2016)

Also known as: Michiel Tournier, Мишель Турнье, ميشيل تورنيه, 미셸 투르니에, ミシェル・トゥルニエ, 米歇尔·图尼埃

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Known works

  • Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique (Folio Series Number 959) (1984)
  • Erl-King
  • Gilles & Jeanne
  • Documentary & anti-graphic photographs by Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans & Alvarez Bravo (2004)
  • Journal de voyage au Canada