Faïza Guène
Faïza Guène (born 7 June 1985) is a French writer and director, best known for her two novels, Kiffe kiffe demain and Du rêve pour les oufs. She has also directed several short films, including Rien que des mots (2004).
Faïza Guène
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- Name
- Faïza Guène
- Born
- 7 June 1985
- Birthplace
- Bobigny, France
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- France · Algeria
- Education
- Paris 8 University
- Honours
- Peter Pan prize
- Languages
- French
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• Name — Faïza Guène • Born — 7 June 1985 • Notable Works — Kiffe kiffe tomorrow (2004) Dreams from the Endz (2006) • Birthplace — Bobigny, France • Occupation — Novelist • Period — 2004–present
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Faïza Guène, a writer, was born on 7 June 1985 in Bobigny. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Biography
Biography
Born in Bobigny, France, in 1985, to parents of Algerian origin, Guène grew up in Pantin, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. She attended Collège Jean Jaurès, followed by Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Pantin. She began studies in sociology at Université Paris VIII, in St-Denis, before abandoning them to pursue writing and directing full-time. Her debut novel, Kiffe kiffe demain, was published in 2004 when Guène was 19 years old. It has sold more than 400,000 copies and been translated into 26 different languages. The novel was translated into English in 2006 by Sarah Ardizzone under the title Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (US) and Just Like Tomorrow (UK). Her second work, Du rêve pour les oufs, was released on 2006 in France and translated into English by Ardizzone as Dreams from the Endz. Guène has written for Respect magazine since 2005. In 2022, she was elected a Royal Society of Literature International Writer.
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Faïza Guène is recorded as writer, screenwriter, film director and actress.
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1985
Faïza Guène born at Bobigny.
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scholarly publication
- Kiffe kiffe hier? par Faïza Guène (review), The French Review, 2025
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2025
- La discrétion par Faïza Guène, The French Review, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q297748: Faïza Guène
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- “Faïza Guène”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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