Nicolas Mathieu (; born 2 June 1978 in
Épinal
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) is a French author and winner of the
Prix Goncourt
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in 2018.
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Biography
His first novel is ''Aux animaux la guerre'' ("To Animals War"; 2014), a mystery and crime novel. It was adapted to a 6-part France 3
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television series in 2018. It was translated into English in 2021 under the title ("Of Fangs And Talons").
His second novel, '' Leurs enfants après eux'' (2018) is about a group of young people in a fictional rural northeastern French town over the course of six years. The novel portrays the problems caused by deindustrialization.
Awards and honours
*2014 Prix Erckmann-Chatrian winner ''Aux animaux la guerre''
*2015 Prix Mystère de la critique winner ''Aux animaux la guerre''
*2015 prize for novel ''Aux animaux la guerre''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 ...
winner ''Leurs enfants après eux''[
*2021 Albertine Prize winner for '' And Their Children After Them'']
Bibliography
* ''Aux animaux la guerre'', Actes Sud, 2014,
** Translated by Sam Taylor
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as ''Of Fangs and Talons''
* ''Paris/Colmar'', Le Monde/SNCF, 2015,
* ''Leurs enfants après eux'', Actes Sud, 2018,
** Translated by William Rodarmor as '' And Their Children After Them
* ''Rose Royal'', Actes Sud, 2019,
** Translated by Sam Taylor
Samuel, Sam or Sammy Taylor (male first name) may refer to:
Arts
* Sam Taylor (director) (1895–1958), American film director and screenwriter
* Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997), American author
* Samuel A. Taylor (1912–2000), playwright and sc ...
as ''Rose Royal: A Love Story''
* ''Connemara'', Actes Sud, 2022,
References
External links
''Nicolas Mathieu et les gueules cassées de la France périphérique''
on Marianne
''Aux animaux la guerre, Nicolas Mathieu''
on La cause littéraire
Nicolas Mathieu :Aux animaux la guerre
on Le Concierge masqué
on Lorraine 3
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1978 births
Living people
People from Épinal
21st-century French male writers
French crime fiction writers
Prix Goncourt winners
French male novelists
21st-century French novelists