Michel Arrivé (7 December 1936 – 3 April 2017) was a French novelist, short story writer, linguist and academic. He was a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University from 1983 to 2006. He authored several novels and short stories.

Michel Arrivé
Born7 December 1936
Died3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 80)
Saint-Cloud, France
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Occupation(s)Linguist, author

Early life

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Michel Arrivé was born on 7 December 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1] His father was an engineer and his mother was a schoolteacher.[1] His father was arrested in 1940, and Arrivé was raised by his extended family during the war.[1]

Arrivé earned his Baccalauréat at 16.[1] He passed Khâgne at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and earned the agrégation at 21.[1]

Career

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Arrivé began his career as a high school teacher in Évreux and Pontoise.[1] He subsequently became Frédéric Deloffre's assistant at the University of Paris.[1] He taught linguistics at the University of Tours,[1] until he became a Professor of Linguistics and Semiotics at Paris Nanterre University in 1983.[2] He retired in 2006.[1] During the course of his career, he published academic research about Alfred Jarry, Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Ferdinand de Saussure.[3]

Arrivé was also a novelist and short story writer in 1977.[2][3]

Personal life and death

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Arrivé got married at 19 and had his first child at 20.[1] He died on 3 April 2017 in Saint-Cloud near Paris.[1]

Selected works

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Linguistics

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  • Arrivé, Michel (1976). Lire Jarry. Brussels: Éditions Complexe. ISBN 9782870270042. OCLC 848501836.
  • Arrivé, Michel (1986). Linguistique et psychanalyse : Freud, Saussure, Hjelmslev, Lacan et les autres. Paris: Méridiens/Klincksieck. ISBN 9782865631605. OCLC 642211196.
  • Arrivé, Michel (1994). Langage et psychanalyse, linguistique et inconscient. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. ISBN 9782130464648. OCLC 231640366.
  • Arrivé, Michel (2007). À la recherche de Ferdinand de Saussure. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. ISBN 9782130559702. OCLC 237134934.
  • Arrivé, Michel (2008). Du côté de chez Saussure. Limoges: Lambert-Lucas. ISBN 9782915806885. OCLC 602011289.

Short stories

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Novels

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Catinchi, Philippe-Jean (April 5, 2017). "Mort de l'écrivain et linguiste Michel Arrivé". Le Monde. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Michel Arrivé". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Michel Arrivé". France Culture. Retrieved April 5, 2017.