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Laurent Gaudé

ローラン・ゴーデ

Rōran Gōde

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-07-06 （Paris, France）
Nationality
French
Languages
French

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Playwright
Active Years
1996-
Nominations
Prix Goncourt (nominated)

Education

Université Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle)
Faculty of Humanities / Theatre Studies / Comparative Dramaturgy
Degree: 修士（人文科学）
Period: 1990–1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: France
Master's dissertation: "Le thème du combat dans la dramaturgie contemporaine française"
Université Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle)
Postgraduate / Theatre Studies
Degree: 大学院課程修了
Period: 1995–1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: France
Postgraduate diploma: "Le conflit dans le théâtre contemporain"

Awards

Prix Goncourt des lycéens
2002
Work: La Mort du roi Tsongor
Organization: French high school readers' jury
Result: 受賞
Prix des Libraires
2003
Work: La Mort du roi Tsongor
Organization: French booksellers' association
Result: 受賞
Prix Goncourt
2004
Work: Le Soleil des Scorta
Organization: Académie Goncourt
Result: 受賞
Prix Jean Giono
2004
Work: Le Soleil des Scorta
Organization: Prix Jean Giono committee
Result: 受賞
European Book Prize
2019
Work: Nous l’Europe, banquet des peuples
Organization: European Book Prize organization
Result: 受賞
Grand prix du roman métis
2019
Work: Salina, les trois exils
Organization: Grand prix du roman métis organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Mort du roi Tsongor

2002 Novel (epic)

An epic tale set around a fictional kingdom and its king, focusing on family, revenge and destiny.

familyrevengedestiny
Translations
  • English translations: Death of an Ancient King / The Death of King Tsongor

Le Soleil des Scorta

2004 Novel (family saga)

A multigenerational family saga set in southern Italy that explores fate and renewal.

generationsrenewalfate
Translations
  • English translation: The Scortas' Sun

Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate

2002 Play / Novel

A work containing theatrical elements, notable for its mythic and epic narrative style.

mythpower and violence

Eldorado

2006 Novel

A novel addressing migration and exile, depicting the hopes and despair of people on the move.

migrationexilehope and despair
Translations
  • English translation: Eldorado

Chien 51

2022 Science fiction / Thriller

A dystopian science-fiction thriller dealing with surveillance and violence in a future society.

dystopiasurveillanceviolence
Adaptations
  • [Film] Chien 51 (film) / Cédric Jimenez (2025)

Bibliography

  • Cris (2001)
  • Combat de possédés (1999, play)
  • Onysos le Furieux (2000, play)
  • La Mort du roi Tsongor (2002)
  • Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate (2002)
  • Le Soleil des Scorta (2004)
  • Eldorado (2006)
  • La porte des enfers (2008)
  • Sodome, ma douce (2009)
  • Dans la nuit Mozambique et autres récits (2007)
  • Chien 51 (2022)

Adaptations

  • Chien 51 → film adaptation (dir. Cédric Jimenez, 2025)

Translations of Works

  • La Mort du roi Tsongor → English translations: Death of an Ancient King / The Death of King Tsongor
  • Le Soleil des Scorta → English translation: The Scortas' Sun
  • Eldorado → English translation: Eldorado

Style & Themes

Literary Style
theatrical narrationepic and poetic descriptionsconcise yet powerful prose
Recurring Motifs
exile and migrationfamily ties and intergenerational narrativesviolence and fate

Legacy

Laurent Gaudé is acclaimed in contemporary French literature for blending theatrical elements with epic narrative. He has received major literary awards and his works, addressing social issues and human destiny, have been translated and introduced internationally.

In Popular Culture

  • Film adaptation of Chien 51 (2025) increased recognition in popular culture

Trivia

  • Born in Paris; studied theatre at Université Paris III.
  • Won the Prix Goncourt in 2004 for Le Soleil des Scorta.
  • His 2022 novel Chien 51 was adapted into a film in 2025.