Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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Edition 107 (2021) Winner
François-Henri Désérable
フランソワ＝アンリ・デゼラブル
François-Henri Désérable
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-02-06 （Amiens, France）
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Amiens → Minnesota (study abroad) → Lyon → Montpellier → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Former professional ice hockey player
- Active Years
- 2013-2024
- Nominations
- 2017, only novel selected for all six major French literary prizes (Un certain M. Piekielny)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | Mon maître et mon vainqueur | — | Académie française | winner |
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
2021
Work:
Mon maître et mon vainqueur
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tu montreras ma tête au peuple
2013 Short stories 192 pagesShort stories about the French Revolution, won multiple literary awards.
Évariste
2015 Novel 176 pagesNovel about mathematician Évariste Galois who revolutionized algebra and died young in a duel. Considered one of the literary sensations of 2015.
Un certain M. Piekielny
2017 Novel 272 pagesLiterary investigation around a character invented by Romain Gary.
Mon maître et mon vainqueur
2021 Novel 192 pagesNovel dissecting the mechanisms of passionate love. Winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.
L’usure d’un monde. Une traversée de l'Iran
2023 Non-fictionA journey across Iran.
Bibliography
- Tu montreras ma tête au peuple (2013)
- Évariste (2015)
- Un certain M. Piekielny (2017)
- Mon maître et mon vainqueur (2021)
- L’usure d’un monde. Une traversée de l'Iran (2023)
Translations of Works
- Novels translated into a dozen languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Novels and literary investigations centered on historical figures
Legacy
French contemporary author and former professional ice hockey player. Published by Gallimard, his works have received numerous literary awards and been translated into multiple languages.
Trivia
- Former professional ice hockey player who played for Wayzata High School in Minnesota, USA in 2002-03.
- Won the French junior championship in 2007 with Gothiques d'Amiens junior team.
- Retired from hockey at age 29 in 2016 to focus on writing.