Dominique Fernandez

Dominique Fernandez (born August 25, 1929) is a French writer of novels, essays, and travel books, renowned for exploring themes of homosexual experience, Italian culture, and psychobiography. His most notable works include Porporino ou les Mystères de Naples (Prix Médicis, 1974) and Dans la main de l'ange (Prix Goncourt, 1982), a novel about Pier Paolo Pasolini; he was elected to the Académie Française in 2007 and became its dean of age in 2023. English.com