Andre Le Gal (1946-2013) was a
French
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writer. He wrote around a dozen novels, among which are ''Le Shangaïé'', winner of the
Prix Maison de la Presse
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, and ''Ensemble de ses travaux'', winner of the
Prix Amic, awarded by the
Academie Francaise
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.
He was also awarded Citoyen d'honneur by the town of
Saint-Malo.
References
Awards
* 1986 : Prix des Maisons de la presse for ''Le Shangaïé''
* 1990 : Prix Breizh for ''Le roi des chiens''
* 1998 : Prix Amic de l'Académie française for ''L'ensemble de ses travaux''
Works
* 1986 : Le Shangaïé
* 1990 : Le Roi des chiens
* 1991 : L'Or des sables
* 1992 : Hawaï
* 1993 : Au caprice des esprits
* 1994 : Les Cœurs marins
* 1998 : Chroniques des gens de mer
* 1998 : Les Années fantômes
* 2002 : Saigon
* 2004 : Le Dernier Mandarin
* 2007 : Les Sœurs de Saint-Pétersbourg
References
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French writers
1946 births
2013 deaths