Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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Gilbert Sinoué
ジルベール・シヌエ
Jirubēru Shinue
Aliases:
Gilbert Sinoue
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-02-18 （Cairo, Egypt）
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Cairo, Egypt (birthplace) → Paris, France (since age 19)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, classical guitarist, scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Sainte Famille | — | Jesuit school | — | — | Egypt |
| National Music Conservatory of Paris | — | Classical guitar | — | — | France |
Collège de la Sainte Famille
Jesuit school
Country:
Egypt
Catholic Jesuit school in Cairo
National Music Conservatory of Paris
Classical guitar
Country:
France
Studied classical guitar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jean d’Heurs prize | The Crimson and the Olive Tree, or Calixte I the Forgotten Pope | 歴史小説 | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Quartier latin prize | The Egyptian | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Grand prix de littérature policière | The Silences of God | ミステリー/探偵文学 | — | 受賞 |
Jean d’Heurs prize
1987
Work:
The Crimson and the Olive Tree, or Calixte I the Forgotten Pope
Category:
歴史小説
Result:
受賞
Quartier latin prize
1991
Work:
The Egyptian
Result:
受賞
Grand prix de littérature policière
2004
Work:
The Silences of God
Category:
ミステリー/探偵文学
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La pourpre et l'olivier (The Crimson and the Olive Tree)
1987 historical novelStory of the forgotten Pope Calixte I
historyreligion
Avicenne ou la route d'Ispahan
1989 novelLife of Avicenna, the Persian doctor, philosopher, and scientist
medicinephilosophyPersia
L'égyptienne (The Egyptian)
1991 novelFirst of a saga set in 18th-19th century Egypt
Egypthistory
Les Silences de Dieu
2004 thrillerThriller about the silences of God
Godmystery
Bibliography
- The Crimson and the Olive Tree
- Avicenna or the Road to Ispahan
- The Egyptian
- The Daughter of the Nile River
- The Sapphire Book
- The Last Pharaoh
- The Child of Bruges
- To My Son, at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
- The Book of the Wise Men
- Days and Nights
- The Ambassadress
- Akhenaton, the Cursed God
- The Silences of God
- A Ship for Hell
- The Crucified Queen
- The Colonel and the Royal Child
- I, Jesus
- The Lady of the Lamp
- Erevan, or Armenia: Great Novel of a People
- The Kingdom of Two Seas
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- engaging storytellermaster of various genres
- Recurring Motifs
- historical figuresOrientreligion
Legacy
French novelist who won major literary awards and became a bestseller with historical novels
Trivia
- Born in Cairo, Egyptian-French author
- Also active as a classical guitarist