Gilles Leroy

Gilles Leroy (born 28 December 1958 in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French writer. He studied at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, which appears in his 1996 novel Les Maîtres du monde as the "Lycée Ducasse". His novel Alabama song won the Prix Goncourt in 2007.

Awards

 * 1992 : Prix Nanterre de la nouvelle for Les Derniers seront les premiers.
 * 1999 : Prix Valery Larbaud for Machines à sous.
 * 2004 : Prix Millepages, Prix Cabourg for Grandir.
 * 2005 : Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
 * 2007 : Prix Goncourt for Alabama song.
 * 2008 : Prix Flaubert des lycéens for Alabama Song.
 * 2010 : Prix Eté du Livre for Zola Jackson.