Benjamin Berton

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Benjamin Berton (born 1974, Valenciennes) is a French writer.

Biography
Benjamin Berton graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris and received a D.E.A. in social and cultural history. Sauvageons, a chronicle of the lives of northern teenagers in need of reference points, won the prix Goncourt du premier roman in 2000 as well as the Prix littéraire de la vocation the same year. He lives in Le Mans, where the action of La Chambre à remonter le temps takes place.

Works

 * 2000: Sauvageons
 * 2001: Classe Affaires
 * 2004: Pirates
 * 2007: Foudres de guerre
 * 2009: Alain Delon est une star au Japon
 * 2011: La Chambre à remonter le temps
 * 2014: Le Nuage radioactif
 * 2015: J'étais la terreur