François Sureau | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-09-19)19 September 1957 (age 68) |
| Education | Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po,ÉNA |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer Writer |
| Known for | Member of theAcadémie Française |
François Sureau (French pronunciation:[fʁɑ̃swasyʁo]; born 19 September 1957) is a French writer, lawyer and technocrat. He was born in the14th arrondissement of Paris[1] and educated at theÉcole nationale d'administration (ENA). He is a co-founder and co-director of the French Review of Economics. He is also the founding president of the Association Pierre Claver which assists refugees and displaced persons who have arrived in France. He is also a member of the editorial board of the journal Commentary.
Sureau has won a number of prizes for his literary works. These includeLa Corruption du siècle, winner of thePrix Colette in 1988;L'Infortune, winner of theGrand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1990;Le Sphinx de Darwin, winner of thePrix Goncourt de la Nouvelle in 1997; andLes Alexandrins which won thePrix Méditerranée in 2003.
On 15 October 2020, he was elected as a member of theAcadémie Française (seat 24).[2]
