Gilles Leroy
Encyclopedia
Gilles Leroy 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.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal
Lycée Lakanal
Lycée Lakanal is a secondary public school in Sceaux, France. It was named after Joseph Lakanal, a French politician, and an original member of the Institut de France. The school also offers a middle school and highly ranked "classes préparatoires" undergraduate training...
in Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Sceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, which appears in his 1996 novel, Les Maîtres du monde, as the "Lycée Ducasse". His novel Alabama song, won the Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
in 2007.
See also
- Contemporary French literatureContemporary French literatureContemporary French literature is French literature from the year 2000 to the present day.- Overview :The economic, political and social crises of contemporary France˜—exclusion, immigration, unemployment, racism, etc.—and the notion that France has lost its sense of identity and international...
- List of LGBT writers
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 GoncourtPrix GoncourtThe Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
for Alabama song. - 2008 : Prix Flaubert des lycéens for Alabama Song.
- 2010 : Prix Eté du Livre for Zola Jackson.