Gilles Leroy
Gilles Leroy (born 28 December 1958 in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French writer. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, which appears in his 1996 novel Les Maîtres du monde as the "Lycée Ducasse". His novel Alabama song won the Prix Goncourt in 2007.
Gilles Leroy
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- Name
- Gilles Leroy
- Born
- 28 December 1958
- Birthplace
- Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Lycée Lakanal
- Known for
- Alabama Song
- Honours
- Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud · Prix Goncourt · Knight of the National Order of Merit · Prix Littéraire Livres & Musiques de Deauville · Marcel Pagnol Award
- Languages
- French
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Gilles Leroy (born 1958) is described as a writer and journalist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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The birth of Gilles Leroy is recorded in 1958.
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Gilles Leroy studied at Lycée Lakanal. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Alabama Song. Distinctions recorded are Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud, Prix Goncourt, Knight of the National Order of Merit and Prix Littéraire Livres & Musiques de Deauville.
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• Name — Gilles Leroy • Born — 28 December 1958 • Birthplace — Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France • Occupation — Novelist • Website — http: www.gillesleroy.net
Awards
• 1992: Prix Nanterre de la nouvelle for Les Derniers seront les premiers. • 1999: Prix Valery Larbaud for Machines à sous. • 2004: Prix Millepages, Prix Cabourg for Grandir. • 2005: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. • 2007: Prix Goncourt for Alabama song. • 2008: Prix Flaubert des lycéens for Alabama Song. • 2010: Prix Eté du Livre for Zola Jackson.
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- 1.Gilles Leroy Wins Goncourt Award for 'Alabama Song' (Update1) - Bloomberg. Bloomberg News. 2012-11-03.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 15
- 1987 : Habibi, novel, (Michel de Maule) ;
- 1990 : Maman est morte, novel, (Michel de Maule) ;
- 1991 : Les Derniers seront les premiers, short story, (Mercure de France) ;
- 1992 : Madame X, roman, (Mercure de France) ;
- 1994 : Les Jardins publics, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 1996 : Les Maîtres du monde, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 1998 : Machines à sous, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 2000 : Soleil noir, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 2002 : L'Amant russe, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 2004 : Grandir, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 2005 : Champsecret, novel, (Mercure de France) ;
- 2007 : Alabama song, novel, (Mercure de France), Goncourt Prize 2007 ;
- 2010 : Zola Jackson, novel, (Mercure de France) .
- 2005 : Le Jour des fleurs,
- SPY, 2008.
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