Frédéric Verger (15 March 1959,

Montreuil-sous-Bois Montreuil (), also known unofficially as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the Mét ...

) is a French writer.

Biography

The holder of an agrégation ès letters since 1986, Verger is a professor of French at the lycée d'Arsonval in

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a Communes of France, commune in Val-de-Marne, the southeastern suburbs of Paris, suburbs of Paris, France, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. History Abbey Saint-Maur-des-Fossés owes its name to Saint-Maur A ...

. He is also a chronicler for the '' Revue des deux Mondes'' (''Review of the Two Worlds'') literary magazine. In 2013, Verger received the prize, then in 2014« Frédéric Verger lauréat du prix “Liste Goncourt : le choix polonais” »
, on the site of the , 26 October 2013 the prix Thyde Monnier de la Société des gens de lettres le prix Mémoire Albert Cohen, the

Prix Goncourt du premier roman The 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 of only 10 euros, but resul ...

, as well as the

Prix Valery Larbaud The Prix Valery Larbaud is a French literary prize created in 1967, ten years after writer Valery Larbaud's death, by ''L'Association Internationale des Amis de Valery Larbaud'', an organization dedicated to the promotion of his works. The prize is ...

for his novel ', 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 G ...

Work

*2013: ''Arden'', ,

References

External links

Arden
on Babelio
Prix Goncourt du premier roman 2014 : ''Arden'', de Frédéric Verger
on Linternaute
''Arden'' by Frédéric Verger
on ''

Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French language, French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: ''Télévision-Radio-Cinéma''. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic ...

'' (27 September 2013)
His notice on the site of Gallimard
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