Nicolas Mathieu (born 2 June 1978 in Épinal) is a French author and winner of the Prix Goncourt in 2018.

Biography

His first novel is ''Aux animaux la guerre'' ("To Animals War"; 2014), a mystery and crime novel. It was adapted to a 6-part France 3 television series in 2018. It was translated into English in 2021 under the title ("Of Fangs And Talons"). His second novel, '' Leurs enfants après eux'' (2018) is about a group of young people in a fictional rural northeastern French town over the course of six years. The novel portrays the problems caused by deindustrialization. It has been translated by William Rodarmor and was published in the United States as ''And Their Children After Them'' on 7 April 2020 by Other Press.

Awards and honours

*2014 Prix Erckmann-Chatrian winner ''Aux animaux la guerre'' *2015 Prix Mystère de la critique winner ''Aux animaux la guerre'' *2015 prize for novel ''Aux animaux la guerre'' *2018 Prix Goncourt winner ''Leurs enfants après eux'' *2021

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And Their Children After Them ''And Their Children After Them'' (), written by Dale Maharidge, photographed by Michael Williamson, and published by Pantheon Books in 1989, won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. An updated 30th anniversary edition was published ...

Bibliography

* ''Aux animaux la guerre'', Actes Sud, 2014, ** Translated by

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as ''Of Fangs and Talons'' * ''Paris/Colmar'', Le Monde/SNCF, 2015, * ''Leurs enfants après eux'', Actes Sud, 2018, ** Translated by

William Rodarmor William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

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* ''Rose Royal'', Actes Sud, 2019, ** Translated by

as ''Rose Royal: A Love Story'' * ''Connemara'', Actes Sud, 2022,

References

External links

''Nicolas Mathieu et les gueules cassées de la France périphérique''
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''Aux animaux la guerre, Nicolas Mathieu''
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