Alain Nadaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alain Nadaud

French novelist

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1948

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 12-Jun-2015

Profession: writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Alain Nadaud

  • Alain Nadaud (5 July 1948 – 12 June 2015) was a French novelist, writer and diplomat.
  • He was born in Paris and studied literature at Nanterre, obtaining a master's degree.
  • He then taught literature abroad, in Nouakchott, Mauritania and in Basra, Iraq.
  • After completing a doctorate, he went abroad again to teach French in Kwara state in Nigeria.
  • Back in Paris, he taught philosophy until 1985. After the publication of his first novel ArchĂ©ologie du zĂ©ro in 1984, he joined the publisher DenoĂ«l, where he was in charge of manuscripts.
  • After a stint with Ramsay, he worked at Balland and then Belfond.
  • He wrote for numerous journals before founding the literary magazine Quai Voltaire.
  • Known for his historical novels, he won the Prix Mediterranee for Auguste fulminant. Appointed to the French embassy in Tunisia in 1994, he later served as cultural attachĂ© at the French consulate in Quebec.

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