Prix du roman Fnac
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2015) Winner
Laurent Binet
ローラン・ビネ
Rōran Bine
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-07-19 （Paris）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris, France → Paris suburb, France
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, University lecturer
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Paris | — | Literature | 文学学位 | — | France |
University of Paris
Literature
Degree:
文学学位
Country:
France
Graduated with a degree in Literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman | HHhH | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | Civilizations | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | Civilizations | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman
2010
Work:
HHhH
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
2019
Work:
Civilizations
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2022
Work:
Civilizations
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Interallié (Interallié Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 82 (2015) Winner
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1 appearances
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Edition 105 (2019) Winner
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
HHhH
2010 Historical fictionA novel recounting Operation Anthropoid, the 1942 assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich, incorporating meta-elements about the writing process.
Historical reconstructionNazi GermanyResistanceMetafiction
Adaptations
- [Film] The Man with the Iron Heart / Cédric Jimenez (2017)
The Seventh Function of Language
2015 Detective thrillerA detective thriller fictionalizing the death of Roland Barthes.
LinguisticsPoliticsFrench intellectuals
Civilizations
2019 Alternate historyAn alternate history where Atahualpa and the Inca conquer Europe.
Alternate historyColonialismClash of civilizations
Translations
- English translation available (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Bibliography
- HHhH (2010)
- Forces et faiblesses de nos muqueuses (2000)
- La Vie professionnelle de Laurent B. (2004)
- The Seventh Function of Language (2015)
- Rien ne se passe comme prévu (2012)
- Civilizations (2019)
- Dictionnaire amoureux du tennis (2020)
- Qu'est-ce que la gauche? (2017, collective)
- Perspective(s) (2023)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of HHhH: The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
Translations of Works
- English translation of Civilizations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MetafictionBlending of historical fact and fictionHumor and satire
- Recurring Motifs
- Modern French politicsReinterpretation of historyRole of intellectuals
Legacy
Known for innovative novels on modern French politics and history, winner of major literary prizes like Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman, and internationally acclaimed for alternate history works.
Trivia
- Son of a historian.
- Spent four years singing and playing guitar in a rock band named Stalingrad.