Janovjak, Pascal

Biography

Born in Basel to a French mother and Slovakian father, Pascal Janovjak studied French Literature and Art History in Strasbourg. He has lived in Jordan, Lebanon, Bangladesh and Palestine, and is currently based in Rome. He is the author of Le Zoo de Rome (Actes Sud, 2019), which won a Swiss Literature Award, the Radio Télévision Suisse listeners’ prize, and the Prix Michel- Dentan.