This novel tells the story of a man who, marked by childhood trauma, learns to reconnect with the sea. This process of reconciliation disrupts the life of a small Breton coastal community, which has long confused silence with oblivion. ..
Before devoting himself fully to writing, Arnaud de La Grange led a diversified career: naval officer, then project manager at the General Secretariat of National Defense, he subsequently became a journalist in the foreign service of Le Figaro.
He has covered several international conflicts, notably in Congo, Liberia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Burma, and served as correspondent in China. Currently he is a correspondent in London.
He has also written several geopolitical essays and travel stories, including Rebel Worlds, The Bastard Wars, Wakes of Africa, and Iraq Year Zero. La Promesse du broad is his third novel, after Les Vents Noirs and Le Huitième Soir, which were also recognized with literary prizes.
Marine writers
Patrice Franceschi, President, Goncourt short story prize
Andréa Marcolongo, Vice-President Didier Decoin, former President, Prix Goncourt, member of the academy
Goncourt
Isabelle Autissier, Femina novel prize Sylvain Tesson, Renaudot Olivier Frébourg prize, Deux-Magots prize
Loïc Finaz, Tabarly prize Jean-Luc Coatalem, Femina prize essay
Jean Rolin, Medici Prize
Anne Queméré
Erik Orsenna, Goncourt prize, member of the French Academy
Emmeline Landon
Titouan Lamazou, UNESCO artist for peace
Dominique Le Brun, Tabarly prize
Yann Queffélec, Goncourt prize
Arturo Perez Reverte, member of the Royal Spanish Academy
François Bellec, member of the Marine Academy Daniel Rondeau, member of the French Academy
Katell Faria
Philibert Humm, Interallié prize
The first Marine Writers Prize awarded to Antoine Sénanque, for Cross of ashes, published by Grasset.
Find the list of French and French-speaking literary prizes
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