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Revision as of 18:38, 28 October 2016
Laurent Binet (born July 19, 1972) is a French writer.
Biography
The son of a historian,[1] Laurent Binet was born in Paris. He graduated from the University of Paris with a degree in Literature. He teaches French in a Parisian suburb and also at the University of Saint-Denis.
Binet was awarded the 2010 Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman for his first novel, HHhH.[2] The novel recounts the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in 1942.
In August 2012, Binet published Rien ne se passe comme prévu ("Nothing goes as planned"), a behind-the-scenes account of the successful presidential campaign of François Hollande, which Binet witnessed while embedded with Hollande's campaign staff.
Works
- La vie professionnelle de Laurent B. Little big man, 2004, ISBN 978-2-915557-52-7
- HHhH, Grasset & Fasquelle, 2010, ISBN 978-2-246-76001-6
- Rien ne se passe comme prévu, Grasset, 2012, ISBN 978-2-24679933-7
- La Septième Fonction du langage, Grasset, 2015, ISBN 978-2-24677601-7
References
- ^ Valérie Trierweiler, 10/18/2010. "Laurent Binet, retour sur un succès", Paris Match
- ^ "Le prix Goncourt du premier roman attribué à Laurent Binet pour HHhH". Le Monde. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
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