Dominique Noguez

Dominique Noguez (1942–2019) was a prolific writer of essays, novels, and criticism of literature and film. In university posts at Université de Montréal and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, he distinguished himself in film studies: experimental, underground North American cinema and Marguerite Duras chief among them. His works of fiction and literary essays received considerable acclaim; his novel Les Martagons (1995) was awarded the Prix Roger Nimier and he received the Prix Femina for his novel Amour noir (1997).