Louis Gardel

Louis Gardel is a French novelist, screenwriter, and publisher, born in Algiers in 1939. He is also publishing director of Éditions du Seuil and a permanent member of the Prix Renaudot jury.

Bibliography

• L'Été fracassé (1973)
• Couteau de chaleur (1976)
• Fort Saganne (1980) (Winner: Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française 1980)
• Le Beau Rôle (1986)
• Notre homme (1987)
• Dar baroud (1993)
• L’Aurore des bien-aimés (1997)
• Grand Seigneur (1999)
• La Baie d'Alger (2007)

Screenplays

• Radetzky March (film) (1965) Director: Michael Kehlmann. Based on the novel by Joseph Roth
• Fort Saganne (1984) Director: Alain Corneau
• Nocturne indien (1989) Director: Alain Corneau
• Indochine (1992) Director: Régis Wargnier
• East/West (1999) Director: Régis Wargnier
• Himalaya, l’enfance d’un chef (1999) Director: Eric Valli

Notes and references

External links

• Biography at the Prix Renaudot website