Enard, Mathias
Biography
Mathias Enard grew up in Deux-Sèvres in western France before travelling the world. Le Banquet annuel de la Confrérie des fossoyeurs is his seventh novel. His books have won many prizes, including the Prix Goncourt for his 2015 novel Boussole.
All of Mathias Enard’s novels are published by Actes Sud: La Perfection du tir (2004, Five Continents of Francophonie Prize), Remonter l’Orénoque (2012), Zone (2008, December Prize, Inter Book Prize), Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d’éléphants (2010, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens), Rue des Voleurs (2012), Boussole (2015, Prix Goncourt) and Le Banquet annuel de la confrérie des fossoyeurs (2020).