US author Dave Eggers wins prestigious French literary prize

Europe News

Nov 4, 2009, 12:20 GMT

Paris - American author Dave Egger's novel What Is the What has won the 2009 Prix Medicis for best foreign work of fiction, the Medici jury announced Wednesday. A fictional reworking of a true story told to the author by the book's hero, What Is the What describes the odyssey of a boy from his native village in Sudan, to a Kenyan refugee camp, and ultimately to Atlanta. The 39-year-old Eggers became an instant literary star with the publication of his first book, the partly fictionalized memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers has also become a successful screenwriter, and co-wrote the scripts for two films currently in wide distribution, Where the Wild Things Are and Away We Go.

Elsewhere on the Web

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts - Cinema Blend
Steam erupts from Dell's Alienware gaming PCs - The Tech Herald
Atheist group asks to put up sign honoring war veterans near Christmas display. Pennsylvania town responds by outlawing Christmas displays, claiming "the liberals" have destroyed Christmas [Ironic] - Fark
First Look At The Losers - Cinema Blend

Europe

US author Dave Eggers wins prestigious French literary prize

Europe News

Elsewhere on the Web

Your Talkback on this Story

Latest Headlines in Europe

Older Talkback

In Monsters and Critics

Corporate

The Fine Print