Sorj Chalandon

Sorj Chalandon
Sorj Chalandon in December 2008
Born	(1952-05-16) 16 May 1952 Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia
Occupation	Novelist, journalist
Nationality	France
Notable work(s)	Return to Killybegs
Notable award(s)	Albert Londres Prize Prix Médicis Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française

Sorj Chalandon (born 16 May 1952 in Tunis) is a French writer and journalist.^[1] From 1973 until 2007 he worked as a journalist on Libération where, among other things, he covered events in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Afghanistan. In 1988 he received the Albert Londres Prize for his articles on Northern Ireland and the Klaus Barbie trial.^[2] Since then he has worked for the satirical-investigative newspaper Le Canard enchaîné.^[1] His second novel, Une promesse (2006), won the Prix Médicis.^[3] His 2011 novel Return to Killybegs won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française and was shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt.^[4]

Bibliography

• Le petit Bonzi (2005)
• Une promesse (2006)
• My Traitor (Mon traître, 2008)
• La légende de nos pères (2009)
• Return to Killybegs (Retour à Killybegs, 2011)

References

Authority control WorldCat VIAF: 27180681 LCCN: nr96012319 ISNI: 0000 0001 0882 0909 GND: 113457251 SUDOC: 034785728

Persondata
Name	Chalandon, Sorj
Alternative names
Short description	Novelist, journalist
Date of birth	1952-05-16
Place of birth	Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia
Date of death
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