Christian Liger

Christian Liger (24 August 1935 – 3 December 2002 ) was a 20th-century French writer.

Biography
Christian Liger studied in Nîmes then at the University of Montpellier. He earned his doctorate in letters with a thesis entitled Les débuts d’André Suarès.

After he was active as a teacher then University professor, he devoted himself entirely to writing: novels, essays, theater.

His last work, Le Roman de Rossel (fictionalized biography of the officer Minister for War of the Paris Commune, Louis-Nathaniel Rossel), was awarded:
 * The Grand Prix du Livre d'Histoire de la Société des Gens de Lettres 1998
 * The bourse Goncourt de la Biographie 1998, unanimously bestowed on Saturday 26 September in Nancy.
 * The prix Michel Dard 1999.

Christian Liger was a member of the.

Theatre

 * Author
 * 1963: Le Sorcier, directed by Marie-Claire Valène at Théâtre du Tertre in Paris
 * 1969: La Tour d'Einstein, directed by Pierre Fresnay and Julien Bertheau


 * Adaptator
 * 1975: Jésus II, after Joseph Delteil, directed by Jacques Échantillon,

Works

 * 1963: Les Noces de Psyché, Éditions Gallimard
 * 1984: Histoire d'une famille nîmoise, les Paulhan, Cahiers Jean Paulhan, Gallimard.
 * 1987: Nîmes sans visa : portrait d'une ville, Ramsay.
 * 1992: Trois jours de chasse en montagne, Ed. Robert Laffont.
 * 1996: Les Marches du Palais, Ed. Robert Laffont.
 * 1998: Le Roman de Rossel, Ed. Robert Laffont.
 * 1999: La Nuit de Faraman, Ed. Robert Laffont.
 * 2001: Il se mit à courir le long du rivage, Ed. Robert Laffont.
 * 2010: Nouvelles de l'exil, Atelier baie.