Marc Dugain
Encyclopedia
Marc Dugain is a French
novel
ist, chiefly known for La Chambre des Officiers (English
, The Officers' Ward
) (1999), a novel set in World War I
.
Dugain was born in Senegal
, and studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
. His prize-winning first novel was made into a successful film
in 2001.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist, chiefly known for La Chambre des Officiers (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, The Officers' Ward
The Officers' Ward (novel)
The Officers' Ward , is a novel by Marc Dugain, published in 1999 . It is supposedly based on the experiences of one of the author's own ancestors during World War I....
) (1999), a novel set in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Dugain was born in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, and studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
The Grenoble Institute of Political Studies , also known as Sciences Po Grenoble, is a political science grande école located in the campus of the University of Grenoble in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France...
. His prize-winning first novel was made into a successful film
The Officers' Ward (film)
The Officers' Ward , is a 2001 French film, directed by François Dupeyron and starring Eric Caravaca as the central character. It based on the novel by Marc Dugain...
in 2001.
Other works
- une exécution ordinaire
- La malédiction d'Edgar
- Heureux comme Dieu en France