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French writer (born 1958)
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Gilles Leroy
Born (1958-12-28) 28 December 1958 (age 66)
Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
OccupationNovelist
Website
www.gillesleroy.net

Gilles Leroy (French pronunciation: [ʒil ləʁwa]; 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.

Bibliography

Novels and short stories
Theatre
  • 2005 : Le Jour des fleurs,
  • SPY, 2008.

See also

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.

References

  1. "Gilles Leroy Wins Goncourt Award for 'Alabama Song' (Update1) - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2012-11-03. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. "BibliObs". L'Obs. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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Laureates of the Prix Goncourt
1903–1925
1926–1950
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present


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