From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexis Jenni
Alexis Jenni
Alexis Jenni (born 1963) is a French novelist and biology
teacher. His debut novel, L’Art français de la guerre, won
References
the 2011 Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious liter- [1] ^ "French identity debate inspired Goncourt
ary award.[1] literary prize winner Jenni", RFI English service.
[2] « Alexis Jenni remporte le Goncourt », Libération, 2
novembre 2011
Biography [3] Bruce Crumley. "Berets and Baguettes? France
Jenni was born in 1963 in Lyon, France. He has a degree in Rethinks Its Identity", Time magazine, Nov. 04, 2009
biology,[2] and is a professor in the life sciences at lycée [4] Smith, Heather (2011-11-04). "Alexis Jenni Wins
Saint-Marc in Lyon. Goncourt, France’s Top Literary Award, for War-
His debut novel, L’Art français de la guerre ("The French Art Book". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P..
art of war") was published on 18 August 2011, and was http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-02/
awarded the Prix Goncourt on 2 November 2011. In reac- alexis-jenni-wins-goncourt-france-s-top-literary-
tion to the award, Jenni said "I didn’t even think I would award-for-war-art-book.html. Retrieved
be published, so the Goncourt wasn’t even worth think- 2011-11-04.
ing about."[1] The novel deals with France’s colonial his- [5] "Biology teacher wins top French literary prize".
tory in Indochina and Algeria, and was partly inspired by France 24. 2011-11-04. http://www.france24.com/
the debate on French identity that developed under the en/20111102-goncourt-prix-prize-france-
government of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Rather than literature-jenni-biology-schoolteacher-winner.
expressing his personal opinion on the debate, Jenni Retrieved 2011-11-04.
wanted to make his readers think about it them- Persondata
selves.[1][3] As well as winning the Prix Goncourt, the
Name Jenni, Alexis
novel was shortlisted for the Prix Médicis and the Prix
Femina. Alternative names
L’Art français de la guerre was technically Jenni’s third Short description Author
novel, but was the first to be published. He had previous- Date of birth 1963
ly written a novel which he never submitted to a publish-
Place of birth Lyon, France
er, and another which was not accepted.[4] According to
Jenni, L’Art français de la guerre took five years to write. He Date of death
considers himself a "Sunday writer, just as there are Sun- Place of death
day painters."[5]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexis Jenni
Alexis Jenni at a book signing in Lyon in November 2011.
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