Michel Tournier is a French writer. His works are highly considered and have won important awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Acad�mie fran�aise in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His works dwell on the fantastic, his inspirations including traditional German culture, Catholicism, and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He currently lives in Choisel and is a member of the Acad�mie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit. 

December 19th, 1924 in Paris as Michel-Marie-Édouard Tournier  /  Died:   Jan 18th, 2016