Prix Décembre
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2008) Winner
Mathias Énard
マティアス・エナール
Matiasu Enāru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-01-11 （Niort）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French, Arabic, Persian
- Residence History
- Middle East (long periods)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Bern
- Nominations
- Man Booker International Prize 2017 shortlist (Compass), Best Translated Book Award 2015 longlist (Street of Thieves)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École du Louvre | — | — | — | — | France |
École du Louvre
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie | La Perfection du tir | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | Prix Edmée-de-La-Rochefoucauld | La Perfection du tir | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Prix Décembre | Zone | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Prix du Livre Inter | Zone | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Prix Goncourt des Lycéens | Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Prix Roman-News | Rue des voleurs | — | — | winner |
| 2015 | Prix Goncourt | Boussole | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
| 2016 | Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters | — | — | — | 受章 |
Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie
2004
Work:
La Perfection du tir
Result:
winner
Prix Edmée-de-La-Rochefoucauld
2004
Work:
La Perfection du tir
Result:
winner
Prix Décembre
2008
Work:
Zone
Result:
winner
Prix du Livre Inter
2008
Work:
Zone
Result:
winner
Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
2010
Work:
Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants
Result:
winner
Prix Roman-News
2013
Work:
Rue des voleurs
Result:
winner
Prix Goncourt
2015
Work:
Boussole
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
2016
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Candide Preis
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2008) Winner
Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
-
Edition 113 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Zone
2008 novelA long first-person narrative novel set in the Middle East.
Middle Eastviolencehistory
Translations
- English: trans. Charlotte Mandell
Bibliography
- La Perfection du tir
- Remonter l'Orénoque
- Bréviaire des artificiers
- Zone
- Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants
- L'alcool et la nostalgie
- Rue des voleurs
- Tout sera oublié
- Boussole
- J'y mets ma langue à couper
- Le Banquet annuel de la Confrérie des fossoyeurs
- Déserter
- Mélancole des confins - Nord
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Long single sentencesdetailed historical descriptionsmultilingual elements
- Recurring Motifs
- OrientalismMiddle Eastern cultureEast-West encounters
Legacy
A key figure in contemporary French literature. Winner of the Prix Goncourt and numerous other literary prizes. Known for his unique perspective informed by experiences in the Middle East.
Trivia
- Born in Niort.
- Studied Persian and Arabic.
- Lived in Barcelona for about 15 years.