Christophe Bataille, born 1971, is a French writer.

Biography

After studying management at

HEC Paris HEC Paris () is a business school and ''grande école'' located in Jouy-en-Josas, a southwestern outer suburb of Paris, France. It offers Bachelor, MiM, MSc in International Finance, MBA, EMBA, executive education, professional developm ...

, Christophe Bataille worked for two years in London in cooperation for

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. It was there that he wrote his second novel, ''Absinthe'', following the success of the first, ''Annam'', which was well received by critics.Un beau début
/ref> Back in Paris, he changed careers in 1995 and moved into the world of publishing at Grasset while he continued to write at night. Since January 2007, he has supported ''

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'', a young

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which aims to facilitate access to knowledge in developing countries.

Works

*1993: ''Annam'', éditions

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– Prix du premier roman and

Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots () is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives ...

. *1994: ''Absinthe'', Arléa, 1994 –

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*1997: ''Le Maître des heures'',

Éditions Grasset Éditions Grasset () is a French publishing house founded in 1907 by (1881–1955). Grasset publishes French and foreign literature, essays, novels and children's books, among others. Bernard Grasset sold ownership of the company to Hachette ...

*1999: ''Vive l'enfer'', Grasset *2002: ''J'envie la félicité des bêtes'', Grasset, *2006: ''Quartier général du bruit'', Grasset *2008: ''Le Rêve de Machiavel'', Grasset *2012: ''L'Élimination'' cowritten with

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh (; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director, author and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. His works are from an authorit ...

, Grasset, – Prix Essai France Télévisions, Prix Aujourd'hui, Prix Joseph-Kessel and Prix livre et droits de l'homme de la Ville de Nancy, all won in 2012 *''L'image Manquante'', film by Rithy Panh whose off voice he wrote as a poem - Prize "Un Certain Regard" au 66e festival de Cannes * ''L'Expérience'', Grasset

References

External links

''Christophe Bataille Un témoin''
on L'Humanité
Christophe Bataille
on Babelio (with picture)
Christophe Bataille, le désert algérien
on Europe 1 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French non-fiction writers Prix des Deux Magots winners Joseph Kessel Prize recipients Prix du premier roman winners HEC Paris alumni 1971 births Living people {{France-writer-stub