Prix du roman Fnac
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2016) Winner
Gaël Faye
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Gaël Faye
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1982-08-06 （Bujumbura, Burundi）
- Nationality
- Rwandan, French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Bujumbura, Burundi → France
Career
- Occupations
- singer, songwriter, rapper, writer
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | commerce | master's in finance | — | France |
—
commerce
Degree:
master's in finance
Country:
France
Studied commerce and later received a master's degree in finance
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Prix du roman Fnac | Petit Pays | — | Fnac | winner |
| 2016 | Prix du Premier Roman | Petit Pays | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Prix Goncourt des Lycéens | Petit Pays | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Prix France Culture/Télérama | Petit Pays | — | France Culture / Télérama | winner |
| 2023 | Justice Documentary Festival Paris Grand Public Prize | — | — | Justice Documentary Festival Paris | winner |
| 2024 | Prix Renaudot | Jacaranda | — | — | winner |
Prix du roman Fnac
2016
Work:
Petit Pays
Organization:
Fnac
Result:
winner
Prix du Premier Roman
2016
Work:
Petit Pays
Result:
winner
Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
2016
Work:
Petit Pays
Result:
winner
Prix France Culture/Télérama
2016
Work:
Petit Pays
Organization:
France Culture / Télérama
Result:
winner
Justice Documentary Festival Paris Grand Public Prize
2023
Organization:
Justice Documentary Festival Paris
Result:
winner
Prix Renaudot
2024
Work:
Jacaranda
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 99 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Petit Pays
2016 novelA novel inspired by his teenage experience of the war in Burundi.
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Adaptations
- [film] Petit Pays / Éric Barbier (2020)
Translations
- translated into 36 languages
Bibliography
- Petit Pays
- Jacaranda
Translations of Works
- Petit Pays translated into 36 languages
Legacy
Known for his novel Petit Pays, which won multiple literary prizes, drawing from his experiences in the Burundian civil war.
Trivia
- Father is French, mother is Rwandan.
- Moved to France at age 13 escaping the Burundian civil war.