About the author

Paul Fournel (born 20 May 1947 in Saint-Étienne) is a French writer, poet, publisher, and cultural ambassador. He was educated at the École normale supérieure of Saint-Cloud (1968–1972). Fournel wrote his master's thesis on Raymond Queneau and published the first book-length study of the Oulipo, Clefs pour la littérature potentielle ("Keys to potential literature"). He joined the Oulipo, first as "slave," then (in 1972) as full member, and he currently serves both as the Provisionally Definitive Secretary and the President of that group. He is also a regent of the College of 'Pataphysics.

Fournel has worked at various publishing houses, notably Hachette, Honoré Champion, Ramsay, and Seghers. From 1996 to 2000 he was director of the Alliance Française in San Francisco, and from 2000 to 2003 he was the French cultural attaché in Cairo. He is currently France's cultural attaché in London.

Anquetil - helt alene

Den første biografi på dansk om en af alle tiders største cykelryttere Jacques Anquetil.

The Guardian skrev om den engelske udgave: "With this little masterpiece, the coolest and most enigmatic of champions is given the biography he deserves."

Anquetil var en kontroversiel person, der åbenlyst indrømmede, at han dopede sig, og han blev aldrig en publikumsfavorit. Fik privat et barn med sin steddatter og levede sammen med barn, steddatter og hustru på Gustave Flauberts gamle slot ved Rouen.

Anquetil var den første til at vinde Tour de France 5 gange, den første franskmand til at vinde Giro d’Italia og vandt Grand Prix des Nations hele 9 gange - i 9 forsøg.

I 1956 pulveriserede Anquetil legenden Coppis næsten 14 år gamle timerekord. Den 29. maj 1965 vandt han det 8 dage lange etapeløb, Critérium du Dauphiné, for samme dag at flyve til Bordeaux, hvor Bordeaux-Paris startede natten til den 30. maj. Senere den 30. kørte Anquetil ind på Parc des Princes i Paris som vinder af det 557 km. lange en-dagsløb.
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Edition1
Printed pages176
Publish date21 Mar 2018
Languagedan
ISBN print9788799914548