Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

and film director, best known for (English, '' The Officers' Ward'') (1999), a novel set in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. Dugain was born in

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

and studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble. He worked in finance, created a financial engineering company and was also a teacher and lecturer in finance at Emlyon Business School. His prize-winning first novel was made into a successful

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

in 2001.

Bibliography

* '' La Chambre des officiers,'' Éditions JC Lattès, 1999. * '' Campagne anglaise,'' 2000. * '' Heureux comme Dieu en France,'' 2002. * '' La Malédiction d'Edgar'', Gallimard, 2005. * '' Une exécution ordinaire,'' Gallimard, 2007. * '' En bas, les nuages,''

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, second wife of Camille Flammarion * Sylvie Flammarion (1836-1919), French feminist and paci ...

, 2008. * '' L'Insomnie des étoiles,'' Gallimard, 2010. * ''Avenue des géants'', Gallimard, 2012. * '' L'Homme nu. La dictature invisible du numérique'' (avec Christophe Labbé), éditions Robert Laffont et Plon, 2016. * '' Transparence'', Gallimard, 2019. * '' La volonté'', Gallimard, 2021.

References

1957 births Living people Academic staff of Emlyon Business School 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters French comics writers Prix des libraires winners Roger Nimier Prize winners Prix des Deux Magots winners French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers {{France-film-bio-stub