Thomas B. Reverdy (born in 1974) is a French novelist.

Biography

During his studies of letters at the university, he worked on

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, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte and

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. He also participated in the journal ', where he directed the publication of issue 4 to issue 12. He obtained the aggregation of modern letters in 2000. Since then, he has taught at the Lycée Jean Renoir in

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. He tells of this experience as a teacher in ''Le Lycée de nos rêves'', co-written with Cyril Delhay, then in charge of the "Priority Education Agreement" program at

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. His three first novels, ''La Montée des eaux'' (

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, 2003), ''Le Ciel pour mémoire'' (Seuil, 2005) and ''Les Derniers Feux'' (Seuil, 2008), constitute a sort of poetic cycle. They address the themes of mourning, friendship and writing. ''Les Derniers Feux'' won the 2008

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. In 2010, ''L'Envers du monde'' breaks with this autobiographical vein by proposing a police intrigue with moral and philosophical implications in New York after 11 September. The following year the book obtained the

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.Le Prix François-Mauriac, sur le site de l'Académie Française.
/ref> Published in August 2013, ''Les Évaporés'', is retained in the final selection of the

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, in the selection of the

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and in that of the

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. It was crowned the same year by the Grand Prix Thyde Monnier of the

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(SGDL) and in 2014 by the

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. Prix Joseph Kessel 2014 sur ''L'Obs''
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/ref> In 2013 it also won the

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. In 2015, his novel, ''Il était une ville'', was retained in the Goncourt selection and was awarded 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 ...

Works

*2003: ''La Montée des eaux'', Seuil *2005: ''Le Ciel pour mémoire'', Seuil *2008: ''Les Derniers Feux'', Seuil,

2008. *2008: ''Le Lycée de nos Rêves'', Hachette Littérature, (with Cyril Delhay) *2009: ''Collection irraisonnée de préfaces à des livres fétiches'', Intervalles, (collective direction with Martin Page) *2010: ''L’Envers du monde'', Seuil,

. 2011 *2013: ''Les Évaporés'',

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, Grand Prix Thyde Monnier de la

(SGDL), 2013Liste des lauréats du Grand Prix Thyde Monnier
on the site of the SGDL. -

2014. *2015: ''Il était une ville'', Flammarion, Prix Escale du livre 2016.Lauréats du Prix Escale, site officiel.
/ref> *2017 ''Jardin des colonies'', Flammarion, 2017 (with Sylvain Venayre) *2018 ''L'Hiver du mécontentement'', Flammarion, 2018 -

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2018 **

References

External links

Official website

Rencontre avec Thomas B Reverdy
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Reverdy, Thomas 21st-century French novelists Prix du premier roman winners 1974 births Living people Prix des libraires winners Prix Interallié winners