Jean Echenoz

Jean Echenoz (born December 26, 1947, in Orange, France) is a French novelist known for his witty, genre-bending works that parody thrillers, spy novels, and detective stories while incorporating elements of postmodernism and minimalism. His most notable works include Cherokee (1983, Prix Médicis), Je m'en vais (I'm Gone, 1999, Prix Goncourt), Lac (Chopin's Move, 1989, Aristeion Prize), and Ravel (2006), among others published by Éditions de Minuit. He remains active, with recent novels like Vie de Gérard Fulmard (2020), and has received numerous literary accolades for his innovative fiction.com