Jean Reverzy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Reverzy

French physician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Balan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1959

Profession: physician writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jean Reverzy (Balan, April 10, 1914–Lyon, July 9, 1959) is a French general practitioner from Lyon who won the Prix Renaudot in 1954 for Le Passage ("The Passage"), his first novel.
It described the slow anguish of a patient with liver problems who returned with a tired wahine (woman) of Polynesia.
It is a description of the passage from life to death, in a raw and realistic manner, including poetic nostalgia. Another work, Place des angoisses ("Agony Square"), describes through the eyes of a young doctor the ominous, oppressive atmosphere of Lyon's Bellecour - the city's medical quarter.