Louis Gardel is a French novelist, screenwriter, and publisher, born in Algiers in 1939. Fort Saganne, Éditions du Seuil, Paris, 1980, Preface He is also publishing director of Éditions du Seuil and a permanent member of the Prix Renaudot jury. Gardel biography at Prix Renaudot
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
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External links Biography at the Prix Renaudot website