Nicolas Mathieu (writer)

Nicolas Mathieu (French pronunciation: [nikɔla matjø]; born 2 June 1978 in Épinal) is a French author and winner of the Prix Goncourt in 2018.

[1] His first novel is Aux animaux la guerre ("To Animals War"; 2014), a mystery and crime novel.

It was translated into English in 2021 under the title ("Of Fangs And Talons").

His second novel, Leurs enfants après eux (2018) is about a group of young people in a fictional rural northeastern French town over the course of six years.

[1] It has been translated by William Rodarmor and was published in the United States as And Their Children After Them on 7 April 2020 by Other Press.