Yann Queffélec (born 4 September 1949 in

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) is a French author who 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 ...

in 1985 for his novel '' Les Noces barbares'', translated into English as ''The Wedding'' or ''The Savage Wedding''. He is the former husband of the late pianist Brigitte Engerer and the brother of musician Anne Queffélec. Their father was the writer Henri Queffélec.

Partial bibliography

* ''Les Noces barbares'' (1984) * ''Osmose'' (2000) * ''The Sea'' (2003): coauthor with photographer Philip Plisson and Eliane Georges.

References

1949 births Living people Writers from Paris 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists Prix Goncourt winners Writers from Brittany French male novelists 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers {{France-novelist-20thC-stub