Olivier Rolin

Olivier
Rolin

Olivier Rolin (born May 17, 1947, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a renowned French novelist, essayist, and journalist associated with the Nouvelle Fiction movement. A former Maoist militant in his youth, his literature often explores themes of memory, exile, travel, and historical melancholy, winning accolades like the 1994 Prix Femina for Port-Sudan.

Olivier Rolin (born May 17, 1947, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a renowned French novelist, essayist, and journalist associated with the Nouvelle Fiction movement. A former Maoist militant in his youth, his literature often explores themes of memory, exile, travel, and historical melancholy, winning accolades like the 1994 Prix Femina for Port-Sudan.

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