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François Bégaudeau
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1971
François Bégaudeau is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.
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About François Bégaudeau
Birth
1971
First book
2003
Years writing
23
François Bégaudeau is a French novelist and essayist. He is best known for co-writing and starring in The Class (2008), a film based on his 2006 semi-autobiographical novel Entre les murs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.
François Bégaudeau was born in 1971 in the French town of Luçon.
His prolific career includes the writing of 33 published works to date.
He is a multifaceted figure who excels as a writer, literary critic, screenwriter, actor, and film director.
His literary work frequently explores themes related to French society and the world of teaching.
Among his most notable titles is the novel Vers la douceur.
