Jean Rouaud (born 13 December 1952) is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel ''Fields of Glory'' (French: ''Les Champs d'honneur'') won the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

. First believed to be the first book in a trilogy, Fields of Glory turned out to be the first book in a series of five books on the family history of the author.

English bibliography

* * * *''La femme promise''. 2008.

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*http://www.jean-rouaud.com 1952 births Living people People from Loire-Atlantique 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists Prix Goncourt winners French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers {{France-writer-stub