Sylvain Prudhomme

Sylvain Prudhomme (born 1979) was a writer and translator. He spent his childhood in Cameroon, Burundi, Mauritius and Niger. He studied literature in Paris and subsequently worked in Africa for several years. He published several novels and co-founded the magazine Geste. His awards included the Prix littéraire Georges Brassens, the Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée, the Prix François Billetdoux and the Prix Révélation of the Société des Gens de Lettres. In 2019, he received the Prix Femina.