Alexandre Postel (born 29 April 1982, in

Colombes Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France. Name The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe'') ...

) is a French writer. In 2013 he was awarded the as well as the

Prix Goncourt du premier roman The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') 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". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

for ''Un homme effacé'', published by

éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (; formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961) is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Gasto ...

. A former student at the

École normale supérieure de Lyon The École normale supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENS de Lyon, ENSL or Normale Sup' Lyon) is a French grande école located in the city of Lyon. It is one of the four prestigious écoles normales supérieures in France. The school is ...

, Alexandre Postel is currently a Professor of letters in classe préparatoire in Paris..

Bibliography

* 2013: ''Un homme effacé'', Gallimard, series "Blanche" * 2015: ''L'Ascendant'', Gallimard, series "Blanche" * 2016: ''Les Deux Pigeons'', Gallimard, series "Blanche"

References

External links

Alexandre Postel
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on BibliObs (21 March 2013)
''L’Ascendant d’Alexandre Postel''
on Une Pause littéraire
Alexandre Postel - ''Un homme effacé''
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