Hector Bianciotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1930-03-18)18 March 1930 |
| Died | 12 June 2012(2012-06-12) (aged 82) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Novelist • Journalist |
| Known for | Member of theAcadémie Française |
| Partner | Angelo Rinaldi |
Hector Bianciotti (French pronunciation:[ɛktɔʁbjɑ̃ʃɔti]; 18 March 1930 – 12 June 2012)[1] was an Argentine-born French author and member of theAcadémie Française.[2]
BornHéctor Bianciotti (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈeɣtoɾβjanˈtʃoti],Italian:[bjanˈtʃɔtti]) inCalchín Oeste inCórdoba Province, Argentina, Bianciotti's parents wereimmigrants fromPiedmont, who communicated among themselves inthe language of that region but who forbade its use with their son. Instead, they spoke Spanish to him. Bianciotti began his study of French in 1945. He arrived in France in 1961 and completed his French naturalization in 1981. In 1982, he stopped writing in any language but French, his favourite.
Bianciotti was elected to the Académie Française on 18 January 1996 toSeat 2, succeedingAndré Frossard.
He died inParis on 12 June 2012 at the age of 82.[3]
