Laurent Gaudé
Encyclopedia
Laurent Gaudé is a French
writer.
He studied theater and has written many dramatic works, among them Onysos le furieux, Cendres sur les mains, Médée Kali, and Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate.
for La Mort du roi Tsongor. Two years later, he won the prize for his novel The Scortas' Sun
(French: Le Soleil des Scorta).
France
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writer.
He studied theater and has written many dramatic works, among them Onysos le furieux, Cendres sur les mains, Médée Kali, and Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate.
Awards
In 2002 he was shortlisted for the Prix GoncourtPrix 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"...
for La Mort du roi Tsongor. Two years later, he won the prize for his novel The Scortas' Sun
The Scortas' Sun
The Scortas' Sun is a novel by the French writer Laurent Gaudé. It is also known as The House of Scorta. It received the Prix Goncourt....
(French: Le Soleil des Scorta).
Novels
- Cris: roman, Actes Sud, 2001, ISBN 9782742731695
- Battle of will, Translators David Greig, Oberon, 2002, ISBN 9781840023084
- La mort du roi Tsongor: roman, Actes sud, 2002, ISBN 9782742739240; Actes Sud, 2005, ISBN 9782742752980
- Death of an ancient king, Harper Perennial, 2002, ISBN 9780007170289
- The death of King Tsongor, Toby Press, 2003, ISBN 9781592640300
- Death of an Ancient King, Translator Adriana Hunter, MacAdam/Cage, 2007, ISBN 9781596922242
- Le soleil des Scorta: roman, Actes sud, 2004, ISBN 9782742751419
- The Scortas' sun, Hesperus, 2006, ISBN 9781843917052
- Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate, Actes Sud, 2002, ISBN 9782742739486
- Eldorado, Actes Sud, 2006, ISBN 9782742762613
- Eldorado, Translator Adriana Hunter, MacAdam Cage, 2008, ISBN 9781596922976
- La porte des enfers: roman, Actes Sud, 2008, ISBN 9782742777044
- Sodome, ma douce, Actes Sud, 2009, ISBN 9782742780129
- Dans la nuit Mozambique et autres récits, Actes Sud, 2007, ISBN 9782742767816
External links
- Official Laurent Gaude web site
- "Rencontre avec Laurent Gaudé", parutions, Thomas Regnier
- Laurent Gaude – “Le Soleil des Scorta" in Georgian blog
- "The House of Scorta", mostly fiction, Jana L. Perskie, March 22, 2006