Jean-Claude Andro (1937, Quimper – 2000) was a French writer. He published his first novel at 22 and then left to teach in Mexico (1960–62). He then pursued a career as a novelist and translator (Zone sacrée and Chant des aveugles by Carlos Fuentes and Christ des ténèbres by Rosario Castellanos).
In 1998 he was awarded the prix Henri de Régnier bestowed by the Académie française for all his work.prix Henri de Régnier de l’Académie française. In addition to this prize, he was also awarded the Prix Amic (1993 and 1996) and the Prix Mottard (1995) by this same Académie.
Bibliography 1959: Les Vacances interdites, Plon 1968: La Mer des Sargasses, Éditions Denoël, Prix Bretagne 1969: La Neige autour, Denoël 1971: le vent dans les arbres, Flammarion 1972: L’Esprit du lieu, Flammarion 1977: La Maison profonde, Flammarion: Grand Prix de l’Académie de Bretagne 1983: Des Masques dans un bal, Flammarion 1992: La Région des grands lacs, Flammarion 1992: L’Esprit du lieu, Flammarion 1992: Toutes les salles de la forêt, Flammarion 1992: Les Fontaines écarlates, Flammarion
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