Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2011) Winner
Sylvain Tesson
シルヴァン・テッソン
Sylvain Tesson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-04-26 （Paris）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Traveller, Geographer
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- La Guilde Européenne du Raid (President)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Geopolitics | DEA | — | France |
Unknown
Geopolitics
Degree:
DEA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
France
Degree in geopolitics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Prix Renaudot | La Panthère des neiges | — | Prix Renaudot Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Dolman Best Travel Book Award | The Consolations of the Forest | — | Authors' Club | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Prix de la Page 112 | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix Renaudot
2019
Work:
La Panthère des neiges
Organization:
Prix Renaudot Committee
Result:
受賞
Dolman Best Travel Book Award
2014
Work:
The Consolations of the Forest
Organization:
Authors' Club
Result:
受賞
Prix de la Page 112
2015
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix de la page 112
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2015) Winner
Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
1 appearances
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Edition 94 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Consolations of the Forest
2011 Travel literatureAccount of living alone in a cabin on Lake Baikal for six months.
SolitudeNatureSiberia
Adaptations
- [Film] In the Forests of Siberia / Safy Nebbou (2016)
The Art of Patience
2019 Travel literatureQuest for snow leopards in Tibet.
PatienceWildlifeTibet
Adaptations
- [Documentary film] The Velvet Queen / Vincent Munier (2021)
On the Wandering Paths
2016 Travel literatureWalking across France after an accident.
JourneyRecoveryFrance
Adaptations
- [Film] On the Wandering Paths (2023)
Bibliography
- On a roulé sur la terre (1996)
- La Marche dans le ciel (1998)
- La Chevauchée des steppes (2001)
- Carnets de Steppes (2002)
- L'Axe du loup (2004)
- Sous l'étoile de la Liberté (2005)
- Dans les forêts de Sibérie (2011)
- Berezina (2015)
- Sur les chemins noirs (2016)
- Un été avec Homère (2018)
- La Panthère des neiges (2019)
- Un été avec Rimbaud (2021)
- Une ode à la vie (2022)
- Avec les fées (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AdventurousReactionaryUse of stereotypes
- Recurring Motifs
- Solitary travelsConfrontation with natureReturn to tradition
Health
-
Skull fractures and coma2014年8月Paralysis of the right side of the face.
Legacy
Known as a travel writer based on adventurous journeys, recipient of several awards, but controversial due to political views.
In Popular Culture
- Numerous film adaptations
Trivia
- Son of journalist Philippe Tesson.
- Many links to French Wikipedia pages.