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Laurent Gaudé

Laurent Gaudé was a French writer, novelist and playwright (born 1972). He was born at 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Laurent Gaude.

Laurent Gaudé in brief

Born
1972
Known for
writer, novelist and playwright
Place of birth
14th arrondissement of Paris
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Recognition and collections

Laurent Gaudé received Prix Goncourt, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, prix des Libraires, Grand prix Jean-Giono and Euregio Young People Literature Award.

Catalogued works

42 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Eldorado. The death of King Tsongor. The Scortas' Sun. Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate. Chien 51. Dramatúrgia francesa contemporània. Danse, Morob. Et les colosses tomberont. De sang et de lumière. Sofia douleur. Cris. Nous, l'Europe. El sol dels Scorta. Le Grand faiseur. Sodome, ma douce. Death of an Ancient King. ECOUTEZ NOS DEFAITES (French Edition). Salina. Our Europe. Le soleil des Scorta. Scortas' Sun. Sol de Los Scorta. Puerta de Los Infiernos. Noche en Mozambique. Ultimo Cortejo. Hell's Gate. Les oliviers du négus. Ecoutez nos défaites. La dernière nuit du monde. Eldorado babel n°842. Daral Shaga. Pour seul cortège. Caillasses. Paris, mille vies. Hear Our Defeats. Danser les ombres. A porta dos infernos. Ouragan. La porte des enfers. Cái chết của vua Tsongor. Cendres sur les mains. Dans la nuit Mozambique.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

L'Afrique comme topos de l'écriture épique chez Laurent Gaudé, Comparative Literature, 2017. [Pdf/ePub] Chien 51 par Laurent Gaudé téléchargement ebook, 2026. Ecriture fictionnelle et traitement de l'histoire dans l'oeuvre de Laurent Gaudé. Dionysische Mythopoiesis im dramatischen Werk von Laurent Gaudé, 2019. Chien 51 par Laurent Gaudé (review), The French Review, 2023. Regards exotopiques sur deux portes de l’Europe : la crise migratoire à Lampedusa et à Mayotte dans Eldorado et Tropique de la violence, Carnets, 2017. La narration polyphonique de la catastrophe dans Ouragan de Laurent Gaudé, Cahiers de Narratologie, 2023. Implosion de la linéarité narrative dans Cris de Laurent Gaude, Akofena, 2025. Relation créatrice Auteur ⁄Traducteur : le cas de «Le Soleil des Scorta» De Laurent Gaudé, Maǧallaẗ Qiṭāʿ Al-Dirāsāt Al-Insāniyyaẗ, 2016. La Méditerranée littéraire, l’espace épique d’une quête de liberté ?, Babel: Littératures Plurielles, 2021. Sur quelques récits de guerre dans le roman français contemporain, Itinéraires, 2025. Marginalité et errance dans l’œuvre de Laurent Gaudé : le vagabond comme figure de la rupture, Quêtes Littéraires, 2014. Le « je » lyrique à l’épreuve de l’épopée chez Laurent Gaudé et Pascal Quignard, Altralang Journal, 2023.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

*Gaudé - Onysos le Furieux - 1997 lu par Gignoux (1997) — Internet Archive. Le Grand faiseur (2003) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 28 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Laurent Gaudé studied at École alsacienne and Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3. the recorded working language is French.

Works named in the authority record are The Scortas' Sun and The death of King Tsongor.

Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, Eugène Dabit populist novel award and prix des Libraires.

Chronology

  1. 1972Laurent Gaudé born at 14th arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1997*Gaudé - Onysos le Furieux - 1997 lu par Gignoux digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2003Le Grand faiseur digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Laurent Gaudé”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1245984: Laurent Gaudé

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