Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | September 10, 1957 |
Birth Place | Russia |
Age | 66 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Net worth: $6 million (2024)
About
Publishing alternately under his real name and under his pen name of Gabriel Osmonde, this Russian-French author penned such popular novels as Dreams of My Russian Summers (French title: Le Testament Français) and Once Upon the River Love (Au Temps du Fleuve Amour). The former work won both the Prix Medicis and the Prix Goncourt.
Before Fame
During his childhood years, he wrote poetry in both the Russian and French languages.
Trivia
The award-winning writer Geoffrey Strachan translated all of Makine's literary works into English.
Family Life
He grew up in Penza, Russia, and relocated to France at the age of thirty.
Associated With
He and fellow author Georges Perec were both recipients of the prestigious Prix Medicis.