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Louis Gardel

ルイ・ガルデル

Rui Garderu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939 (Algiers)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Algiers, Algeria → Paris, France

Career

Occupations
novelist, screenwriter, publisher
Active Years
1973-2024
Affiliations
Éditions du Seuil
Memberships
Permanent member of the Prix Renaudot jury

Awards

Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1980
Work: Fort Saganne
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fort Saganne

1980 historical novel

A historical novel set in French Algeria before World War I, depicting the adventures and loves of soldiers.

colonialismadventurelovewar
Adaptations
  • [film] Fort Saganne / Alain Corneau (1984)

Bibliography

  • L'Été fracassé
  • Couteau de chaleur
  • Fort Saganne
  • Le Beau Rôle
  • Notre homme
  • Dar baroud
  • L’Aurore des bien-aimés
  • Grand Seigneur
  • La Baie d'Alger

Adaptations

  • Fort Saganne (film adaptation)

Legacy

French novelist, screenwriter, and publisher born in Algiers. Winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1980 for Fort Saganne. Publishing director at Éditions du Seuil and permanent jury member of the Prix Renaudot.