Christian Authier, born 1969 in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on t ...

, is a French writer and journalist. He has a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in history from the University of Toulouse II and a degree from the Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse. His second novel, ''Les Liens défaits'' from 2006, received the Roger Nimier Prize. He received the 2014

Prix Renaudot de l'essai The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to th ...

for ''De chez nous''. He has written several non-fiction books about cinema, including two devoted to

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. He has also worked for '' Le Figaro littéraire''.

Bibliography

;Novels * ''Enterrement de vie de garçon'', Éditions Stock, 2004 * ''Les Liens défaits'', Éditions Stock, 2006 * ''Une si douce fureur'', Éditions Stock, 2006 * ''Une Belle époque'', Éditions Stock, 2008 * ''Une certaine fatigue'', Éditions Stock, 2012 * ''Soldat d'Allah'', Éditions Grasset and Fasquelle, 2014 ;Non-fiction * ''Patrick Besson'', Le Rocher, 1998 * ''Foot Business'', Éditions Hachette, 2001 * ''Les Bouffons du foot'', Le Rocher, 2002 * ''Clint Eastwood'', Fitway Publishing Éditions, 2005 * ''Lady B'', Éditions Le Castor Astral, 2007 * ''Remix # 4'', Éditions Hachette Littératures, 2008 * ''Deuxièmes séances'', Éditions Stock, 2009 * ''De chez nous'', Éditions Stock, 2014

References

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