Andreï Makine

Russian and French novelist (born 1957)

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Born: ( 1957-09-10 ) 10 September 1957 (age 68) , Krasnoyarsk , Russian SFSR
Education: Moscow State University
Occupation: Novelist
Known for: Member of the Académie Française

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Andreï Yaroslavovich Makine (Russian: Андрей Ярослáвович Макин, romanized: Andrey Yaroslavovich Makin; born 10 September 1957) is a French novelist. He also publishes under the pseudonym Gabriel Osmonde. Makine's novels include Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995) which won two top French awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis. He was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.

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