Christophe Bataille, born 1971, is a French writer.

Biography

After studying management at

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, Christophe Bataille worked for two years in London in cooperation for L'Oréal. It was there that he wrote his second novel, ''Absinthe'', following the success of the first, ''Annam'', which was well received by critics.Un beau début
/ref> Back in Paris, he changed careers in 1995 and moved into the world of publishing at Grasset while he continued to write at night. Since January 2007, he has supported '' Bibliothèques Sans Frontières'', a young NGO which aims to facilitate access to knowledge in developing countries.

Works

*1993: ''Annam'', éditions Arléa –

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and

Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives from ...

. *1994: ''Absinthe'', Arléa, 1994 –

Prix littéraire de la vocation The prix littéraire de la vocation, established in 1976 by the fondation Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet pour la vocation, is intended to help a young French-speaking novelist aged 18 to 30 years. List of laureates *1976: ''Les Régions céréalièr ...

*1997: ''Le Maître des heures'', Éditions Grasset *1999: ''Vive l'enfer'', Grasset *2002: ''J'envie la félicité des bêtes'', Grasset, *2006: ''Quartier général du bruit'', Grasset *2008: ''Le Rêve de Machiavel'', Grasset *2012: ''L'Élimination'' cowritten with Rithy Panh, Grasset, – Prix Essai France Télévisions, Prix Aujourd'hui, Prix Joseph-Kessel and Prix livre et droits de l'homme de la Ville de Nancy, all won in 2012 *''L'image Manquante'', film by Rithy Panh whose off voice he wrote as a poem - Prize "Un Certain Regard" au 66e festival de Cannes * ''L'Expérience'', Grasset

References

External links

''Christophe Bataille Un témoin''
on L'Humanité
Christophe Bataille
on Babelio (with picture)
Christophe Bataille, le désert algérien
on Europe 1 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bataille, Christophe 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French non-fiction writers Prix des Deux Magots winners Joseph Kessel Prize recipients Prix du premier roman winners HEC Paris alumni 1971 births Living people