Christian Authier, born 1969 in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

, is a French writer and journalist. He has a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in history from the University of Toulouse II and a degree from the

Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse Sciences Po Toulouse, or The Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France. Based in the center of Toulouse, France, next to the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, this highly selective polit ...

. His second novel, ''Les Liens défaits'' from 2006, received the

Roger Nimier Prize The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The ...

. He received the 2014 Prix Renaudot de l'essai for ''De chez nous''. He has written several non-fiction books about cinema, including two devoted to Clint Eastwood. He has also worked for ''

Le Figaro littéraire ''Le Figaro Magazine'' is a French language weekly news magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine is the weekly supplement of the daily newspaper ''Le Figaro''. History and profile The magazine is the first supplement of ''Le Figaro'' ...

''.

Bibliography

;Novels * ''Enterrement de vie de garçon'', Éditions Stock, 2004 * ''Les Liens défaits'', Éditions Stock, 2006 * ''Une si douce fureur'', Éditions Stock, 2006 * ''Une Belle époque'', Éditions Stock, 2008 * ''Une certaine fatigue'', Éditions Stock, 2012 * ''Soldat d'Allah'', Éditions Grasset and Fasquelle, 2014 ;Non-fiction * ''Patrick Besson'', Le Rocher, 1998 * ''Foot Business'', Éditions Hachette, 2001 * ''Les Bouffons du foot'', Le Rocher, 2002 * ''Clint Eastwood'', Fitway Publishing Éditions, 2005 * ''Lady B'', Éditions Le Castor Astral, 2007 * ''Remix # 4'', Éditions Hachette Littératures, 2008 * ''Deuxièmes séances'', Éditions Stock, 2009 * ''De chez nous'', Éditions Stock, 2014

References

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