Michel Doury (1931–2007) was a French writer and translator (in particular Thomas Pynchon, Raymond Chandler, Richard Brautigan and Leonard Cohen). In 1969, he won the Roger Nimier Prize with his work L'indo. In 1988 he was awarded the Prix Mottart by the Académie française.
Work 1965: La Paix des braves, Julliard 1967: Un matin froid, 1968: Le Jardin anglais, Julliard 1969: L'Indo, Julliard 1971: La Chasse en octobre, Julliard 1972: Le Petit Requiem, followed by Pour Déroulède 1977: Le Grand Soir, Éditions de la Table ronde 1986: Monsieur Léopold, 1987: Vive l'empereur, Éditions Balland
External links Michel Doury on data.bnf.fr Michel Doury on the site of the Académie française List of his translations on Sens Critique