Dominique Sigaud (born 28 January 1959 in

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) is a French journalist,

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and novelist.

Biography

From 1984 to 1996, as an independent journalist, she traveled the Arab world and

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. In 1996, she was awarded the prize for her article "Tutsis and Hutus: they are rebuilding together Rwanda in ruins", published in the magazine ''

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'' in November 1995. Since then she has devoted herself to writing.

Works

*1991: *1996: (Prix Gironde du premier roman 2007) prix Alain-Fournier 1997, prix Emmanuel Roblès 1997, prix Marguerite Yourcenar 1997 *1997: *1998: *1999: *2000: *2001: *2002: , Photos and paintings by Tony Soulié *2002: *2004: *2005: *2006: *2008: *2011: *2011: Florent Georgesco, ''À l'écoute d'un nazi'', Le Monde des livres, 8/09/2011, repri
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*2012: *2014: *2015:

References

External links

on périphéries.net
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on Babelio
''Duras n’a pas cent ans, Dominique Sigaud l’a rencontrée''
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