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Philippe Lançon

フィリップ・ランソン

Firippu Ranson

Pen Names: Gabriel LinderoPen name for the novel 'Je ne sais pas écrire et je suis un innocent'

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963 (Vanves)
Nationality
フランス, French
Languages
French
Residence History
France

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Literary critic
Active Years
1986-
Affiliations
Libération, Charlie Hebdo, France Inter

Education

Centre de Formation des Journalistes de Paris
Journalism
Period: 1986
Year of Graduation: 1986
Country: France
Class of 1986
Master's in European law
Degree: 修士
Country: France

Awards

Prix Femina
2018
Work: Le Lambeau
Result: 受賞
Prix Renaudot Jury's Special Prize
2018
Work: Le Lambeau
Result: 受賞
Prix Henri de Régnier
2012
Work: Les Îles
Organization: Académie française
Result: 受賞
Jean-Luc Lagardère award for Journalist of the Year
2013
Result: 受賞
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2015
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le Lambeau (Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo)

2018 Autobiography 512 pages

Autobiographical account of surviving the Charlie Hebdo shooting, detailing facial injuries and 22 surgeries.

TerrorismSurvivalRecoveryJournalism

Les Îles

2011 Novel

L'Élan

2013 Novel

Je ne sais pas écrire et je suis un innocent

2004 Novel 350 pages

Bibliography

  • 1998: Monograph on Jean Daviot
  • 2004: Je ne sais pas écrire et je suis un innocent (Gabriel Lindero)
  • 2011: Les îles
  • 2013: L'Élan
  • 2016: Preface to La Légèreté
  • 2018: Le Lambeau

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Literary criticalSpecializing in Latin American literature

Health

  • Facial gunshot wound
    2015年1月7日以降
    22 surgeries including 13 jaw operations; long-term treatment but led to writing 'Le Lambeau'.

Legacy

Known as a survivor of the Charlie Hebdo attack, award-winning author, and critic of Latin American literature.

Trivia

  • Survived severe injuries in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
  • Was scheduled to teach at Princeton University on Latin American literature.