- Faïza Guène
Faïza Guène is a French writer and director. Born in
Bobigny ,France in 1985 to parents of Algerian origin she is best known for her two novels, "Kiffe kiffe demain" and "Du rêve pour les oufs." She has also directed several short films, including "Rien que des mots" (2004).Guène grew up in
Pantin , in the northeastern suburbs ofParis . She attended Collège Jean Jaurès followed by Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Pantin. She began studies in sociology at Université Paris VIII, inSt-Denis , before abandoning them to pursue writing and directing full-time."Kiffe kiffe demain" was published in 2004 when Guène was nineteen years old. The novel has sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into twenty-two different languages. It was translated into English in 2006 by Sarah Adams under the title "Kiffe kiffe tomorrow". Her second work, "Du rêve pour les oufs," was released
28 August 2006 in France. Guène has written for "Respect" magazine since 2005.Bibliography
"Kiffe kiffe demain." Paris: Hachette Littératures, 2004.
"Du rêve pour les oufs." Paris: Hachette Littératures, 2006.
"Les gens du Balto." Paris: Hachette Littératures, 2008.Sources
* [http://www.mini-sites.hachette-livre.fr/hcom/faiza_guene/site/portrait.html Publisher's biography]
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,1771851,00.html Interview with Sarah Adams]
* [http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1364 Mini biography in English]
* [http://www.evene.fr/celebre/biographie/faiza-guene-16040.php Mini biography in French]
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