Laurent Gaudé (born demain, 6 July 1972) is a French writer. He studied theater and has written many dramatic works, among them ''Onysos le furieux, Cendres sur les mains, Médée Kali,'' and ''Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate''.

Life

Gaudé was born in Paris. After a master's in humanities at the Université Paris III,http://www.larousse.fr/encyclo/Data/print/PERSONNAGE/prt183982.htm for which he presented a dissertation entitled ''Le thème du combat dans la dramaturgie comptemporaine française'' (''The theme of combat in the French contemporary dramaturgy''), supervised by Michel Corvin (1994), then a post-graduate diploma at the same university, for which he presented a dissertation entitled ''Le conflit dans le théâtre contemporain'' (''The conflict in contemporary theater''), supervised by Jean-Pierre Sarrazac (1998), he wrote plays (1999). His first play, ''Combat de possédés'', was published in 1999. It has been performed in Germany and has been read at the Royal National Theatre in London. The second play, published in 2000, is ''Onysos le Furieux''. It is an epic monologue,
/ref> written in only 10 days during the spring of 1996. Laurent Gaudé has also written other plays such as ''Pluie de Cendres'', ''Cendres sur les mains'', ''Médée Kali'' or ''Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate''. In 2002, his second novel, ''La Mort du roi Tsongor'', allowed him to be cited for the Prix Goncourt and above all to be rewarded by the Prix Goncourt des lycéens and the Prix des librairies. Two years later, he won the Prix Goncourt as well as the Prix Jean Giono with his novel ''Le Soleil des Scorta'' (''The Scortas' Sun'') which has been a best-seller (80 000 copies sold between the novel publication and the awarding in 2004).

Awards

In 2002 he won the

Prix Goncourt des lycéens The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is a French literary award voted for by school students. It was created in 1988 under the patronage of the Prix Goncourt, with the aim of giving young readers the chance to read and discuss the books selected as the ...

and in 2003 the

Prix des Libraires The Prix des libraires (Booksellers award) is a French literary award that is given to the author of a novel written in French. The award is organized since 1955 by the Fédération Française Syndicale de la librairie (FFSL). Approximately 5000 boo ...

for ''La Mort du roi Tsongor''. Two years later, he won the

Prix Goncourt The 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 of only 10 euros, but resul ...

and the Prix Jean Giono for his novel '' The Scortas' Sun'' (French: ''Le Soleil des Scorta''). In 2019, his book ''Nous l’Europe, banquet des peuples'', won the

European Book Prize The European Book Prize () is a European Union literary award established in 2007. It is organized by the association Esprit d'Europe in Paris. It seeks to promote European values, and to contribute to European citizens' better understanding of t ...

and ''Salina, les trois exils'' won the

Grand prix du roman métis The Grand prix du roman métis is a French literary award established in 2010 by the city of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion. It rewards a French-language novel published less than a year ago and which emphasizes the values of multiracialism, multicult ...

Novels

*''Cris: roman'', Actes Sud, 2001, *''Battle of will'', Translators David Greig, Oberon, 2002, *''La mort du roi Tsongor: roman'', Actes sud, 2002, ; Actes Sud, 2005, **''Death of an ancient king'', Harper Perennial, 2002, **''The death of King Tsongor'', Toby Press, 2003, **''Death of an Ancient King'', Translator

Adriana Hunter Adriana Hunter is a British translator of French literature. She is known for translating over 60 French novels, such as '' Fear and Trembling'' by Amélie Nothomb or '' The Girl Who Played Go'' by Shan Sa. She has been short-listed for the Ind ...

, MacAdam/Cage, 2007, *'' Le soleil des Scorta: roman'', Actes sud, 2004, **''The Scortas' sun'', Hesperus, 2006, *''Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate'', Actes Sud, 2002, *'' Eldorado'', Actes Sud, 2006, **''Eldorado'', Translator

, MacAdam Cage, 2008, *''La porte des enfers: roman'', Actes Sud, 2008, *''Sodome, ma douce'', Actes Sud, 2009, *''Dans la nuit Mozambique et autres récits'', Actes Sud, 2007, *''Chien 51'', Actes Sud/Lemeac, 2022.

References

External links

Official Laurent Gaude web site
''parutions'', Thomas Regnier
Laurent Gaude – “Le Soleil des Scorta" in Georgian blog
''mostly fiction'', Jana L. Perskie, 22 March 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaude, Laurent 1972 births Living people Writers from Paris 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights Prix Goncourt winners Prix des libraires winners Prix Goncourt des lycéens winners French people of Italian descent