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Edition 2 (1987) Winner
Azouz Begag
アズーズ・ベガグ
Azouz Begag
Aliases:
عزوز بقاق
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-02-05 （Lyon）
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French, Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Shanty town outside Lyon (les bas quartiers) → Tower block in the Cité de la Duchère
Career
- Occupations
- writer, politician, sociologist, economist, researcher
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Affiliations
- French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Maison des sciences sociales et humaines de Lyon, École Centrale de Lyon
- Memberships
- Democratic Movement (MoDem), Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumière University Lyon 2 | — | Economics | Doctorate | — | France |
Lumière University Lyon 2
Economics
Degree:
Doctorate
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite | — | — | Republic of France | Chevalier |
| 2005 | Knight of the Legion of Honor | — | — | Republic of France | Knight |
Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite
2005
Organization:
Republic of France
Result:
Chevalier
Knight of the Legion of Honor
2005
Organization:
Republic of France
Result:
Knight
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Le Gone du Chaâba
1986 Autobiographical novelAutobiographical novel about a boy growing up in a shanty town outside Lyon inhabited by Algerian immigrants, dealing with ghetto life, cultural hybridity, and path to success.
immigrant integrationghetto lifemulticulturalismlinguistic hybridity
Bibliography
- Le gone du Chaâba (1986)
- Béni ou le Paradis privé (1989)
- L'Îlet aux vents (1992)
- Les Chiens aussi (1995)
- Zenzela (1997)
- Dis Oualla (1997)
- Tranches de vie (1998)
- Le Passeport (2000)
- Le Marteau Pique-cœur (2004)
- The Sheep in the Bathtub (2007)
- Ethnicity and Equality: France in the Balance (2007)
Adaptations
- Camping à la ferme (scriptwriter, 2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mix of Lyonnais dialect (Arpitan) and ArabicVivid depiction of immigrant experiencesHumor and satire
- Recurring Motifs
- Beur literatureBanlieue povertyCultural hybridity
Legacy
Prominent beur writer representing successful immigrant second-generation in France. Served as Delegate Minister for Equal Opportunities, addressing banlieue issues.
Trivia
- Born in France to Algerian parents.
- Qualified as an electrician in his teens.
- Victim of racial profiling by US immigration in 2005 Atlanta airport incident.