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Mathias Énard (born 1972) is a French novelist. He studied Persian and Arabic and spent long periods in the Middle East. He has lived in Barcelona for about fifteen years, interrupted in 2013 by a writing residency in Berlin. He won several awards for Zone, including the Prix du Livre Inter and the Prix Décembre, and won the Prix Goncourt/Le Choix de l’Orient, the Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée [fr], and the Prix du Roman-News for Rue des Voleurs (Street of Thieves). He won the 2015 Prix Goncourt for Boussole (Compass). In 2020 he was Friedrich Dürrenmatt Guest Professor for World Literature[1] at the University of Bern.

Mathias Énard in 2010

Awards and honours

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Works

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  • La Perfection du tir, éditions Actes Sud, 2003. Prix des cinq continents de la francophonie.[10]
  • Remonter l'Orénoque, éditions Actes Sud, 2005.
  • Bréviaire des artificiers, éditions Verticales, 2007.
  • Zone, éditions Actes Sud, 2008. Prix Décembre and Prix du livre Inter.[10]
  • Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants, éditions Actes Sud, 2010. Prix Goncourt des Lycéens.[10]
    • translated as Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Charlotte Mandell, New Directions, 2018, ISBN 978-0811227049
  • L'alcool et la nostalgie, Éditions Inculte, 2011 (ISBN 978-2-916940-48-9).
  • Rue des voleurs, éditions Actes Sud, 2012 (ISBN 978-2-330-01267-0).
    • translated as Street of Thieves by Charlotte Mandell. Open Letter Books, 2014; Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2015.
  • Tout sera oublié, éditions Actes Sud, 2013 (ISBN 978-2-330-01808-5).
  • Boussole, éditions Actes Sud, 2015 (ISBN 978-2-330-05312-3).
  • J'y mets ma langue à couper, Bayard Éditions, 2020 (ISBN 978-2-2274-9866-2).
  • Le Banquet annuel de la Confrérie des fossoyeurs, éditions Actes Sud, 2020 (ISBN 978-2-330-13550-8).
    • translated as The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild by Frank Wynne; Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2024.
  • Déserter, éditions Actes Sud, 2023 (ISBN 978-2-330-18161-1).
  • Mélancole des confins - Nord, éditions Actes Sud, 2024 (ISBN 978-2-330-196950).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mathias Énard". Walter Benjamin Kolleg. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Zone". Actes Sud. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ^ Victor De Sepausy (20 June 2013). "Mathias Énard, lauréat du Prix Roman-News 2013". actualitte.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ Chad Post (7 April 2015). "2015 Best Translated Book Award Fiction Longlist (Fiction)". Three Percent. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ^ Ken Willsher (3 November 2015). "France's top literary prize awarded to Mathias Énard". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Flux". www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "The Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist Announced". Man Booker International Prize 2017. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ Mathias Enard Vince il Premio Von Rezzori 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding". City of Leipzig. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. ^ a b c Back cover of La Perfection du tir, éditions Actes Sud, 2003.
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