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Franz-Olivier Giesbert

フランソワ=オリヴィエ・ジエスベール

Furansowa-Oriviyē Jiesubēru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-01-18 (Wilmington, Delaware, United States)
Nationality
France, United States
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Columnist, Author, Television presenter
Active Years
1968-
Affiliations
Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Figaro, Le Point
Influenced By
Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac

Education

Centre de formation des journalistes de Paris
Degree: Journalism
Country: France

Awards

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1992
Work: The Awful
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner
Prix Interallié
1995
Work: The Taint
Result: winner
Prix Richelieu
Work: The Cheerful Knowledge
Organization: Defense of the French language association
Result: winner
Récamier Prize
2016
Work: The Puller of Teeth
Result: winner
Prix du livre politique
2023
Work: Intimate history of the Fifth Republic: The beautiful era
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Awful

1992 Novel

Novel awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.

The Taint

1995 Novel

Novel awarded the Prix Interallié.

Himmler's Cook

2013 Novel

Novel awarded Globe de Cristal.