Patrick Rambaud

Patrick Rambaud (born 21 April 1946) is a French writer.

Life
Born in Paris, France, with Michel-Antoine Burnier, he wrote forty pastiches, (satirical novels). They wrote Le Journalisme sans peine (Editions Plon, 1997). In 1970, he help found the iconic magazine Actuel.

Awards
Rambaud received these awards for his book The Battle:
 * 1997 Prix Goncourt
 * 1997 Grand Prix du Roman of the Académie française

English translations

 * The Battle (translator Will Hobson). London: Picador, 2000. ISBN 978-0-3303-7146-9; New York: Grove Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8021-3810-1.
 * The Retreat (translator Will Hobson). London: Picador, 2004. ISBN 978-0-3304-8900-3; New York: Grove Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-8711-3877-4.
 * Napoleon's Exile (translator Shaun Whiteside). London: Picador, 2005. ISBN 978-0-3304-8902-7; New York: Grove Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8021-1826-4.