Flood

The author was born in Nice on April 13, 1940; comes from a Breton family that emigrated to the island of Mauritius in the 18th century. Studied at the Literary University Collegium of Nice, Doctor of Science.

Despite numerous travels, starting from the age of seven or eight, he never stopped writing: poems, fairy tales, short stories, short stories, none of which was published until "Protocol", his first novel, which was published in September 1963 and after which writer won the Renaud prize. Today, his creative output includes about forty volumes. In 1980, he won the Paul Moran Grand Prix of the French Academy for the novel "Desert". Honorary professor of many universities. In 2008, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Since January 1, 2009, he has been an officer of the Legion of Honor.