Patrick Deville

Patrick Deville (born December 14, 1957) is a French novelist known for his "non-fiction novels" blending history, travel, and biography, particularly the Abracadabra cycle including Pura Vida (2004), Equatoria (2009), Kampuchéa (2011), and the Prix Femina-winning Peste et Choléra (2012). His works, translated into a dozen languages, have earned major awards such as the Prix du Roman FNAC, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, Prix Roger-Caillois (2017), and the Grand Prix de Littérature de l'Académie Française (2021) for his body of work. French