Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 109 (2011) Winner
Alexis Jenni
アレクシス・ジェニ
Arekushisu Jenni
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-04 （Lyon）
- Nationality
- フランス, French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Lyon, France
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Biology teacher
- Active Years
- 2011-2022
- Affiliations
- Lycée Saint-Marc
- Nominations
- Prix Médicis shortlist, Prix Femina shortlist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Prix Goncourt | The French Art of War | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt
2011
Work:
The French Art of War
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The French Art of War
2011 Historical fictionHis debut novel deals with France's colonial history in Indochina and Algeria, partly inspired by the debate on French identity under President Nicolas Sarkozy.
colonialismFrench identitywar
Le Passeport de monsieur Nansen
2022 Biographical fictionThis book about Fridtjof Nansen was published in 2022.
explorationhumanitarianism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Details unknown
Legacy
Gained prominence in French literature by winning the Prix Goncourt in 2011 for his debut novel, which was also shortlisted for Prix Médicis and Prix Femina.
Quotes
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I didn't even think I would be published, so the Goncourt wasn't even worth thinking about.
Source: RFI (2011) -
I was a "Sunday writer, just as there are Sunday painters."
Source: France 24 (2011)
Trivia
- Father of three children.
- Holds a degree in biology and teaches life sciences at Lycée Saint-Marc in Lyon.
- Technically his third novel, but the first to be published; previous two were not submitted or rejected.