French novelist and playwright Laurent Gaudé’s literary talk at AFD
Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) hosted a discussion with Laurent Gaudé, an acclaimed French novelist and playwright on March 4 at Auditorium Nouvelle Vague, AFD, Dhanmondi. Shishir Bhattacharja, Director, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, moderated the event.
In the discussion, Gaudé talked about his journey as a novelist, the themes and characters of his novels. He is currently staying in Dhaka and collecting ideas to write his new novel.
Born in 1972, Gaudé studied Literature and Drama in Paris. In 1997, he published his first play, Onysos le furieux (Furious Onysos). He spent the next few years writing for theatre. In 2001, he published his first novel, Cris (Shouts). One year later, he won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens and the Prix des Libraires with Death of an Ancient King.
In 2004, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt for his novel, The House of Scorta, which has been translated in more than 30 countries.
Laurent Gaudé is also the author of a number of short stories and poems. His plays are performed in France and abroad. His latest book, Our Europe, published in 2019, was awarded the European Book Prize.
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