Xavier Mauméjean
Xavier Mauméjean (born December 30, 1963 in Biarritz ) is a French writer best known for writing science fiction , fantasy and crime novels .
Life
Mauméjean studied philosophy and religious studies . In 2000 his first novel, Les Mémoires de l'Homme-Éléphant , was published, which received the novel prize at the Fantastic'art Festival in Gérardmer . He was the editor of several book series, including La Bibliothèque rouge at Les Moutons électriques (2005–2012), the youth book series Royaumes Perdus (2007–2010) and Mondes imaginaires (2019–2013) published by Éditions Mango and the Pandore series at Éditions Le Pré aux clercs (2012-2014).
In 2004 the uchronistic novel La Vénus anatomique appeared , in which the philosopher La Mettrie, together with the inventor Vaucanson , the anatomist Fragonard and Casanova, work as agents of the king and create an artificial woman. The novel was awarded the prestigious Prix Rosny aîné in 2005.
In 2008, Mauméjean and Stéphane Boillot received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for the novel Bloodsilver , which was published under the community pseudonym Wayne Barrow. Mauméjean is also the author of numerous radio plays that have been broadcast on France Culture .
Mauméjean lives with his wife and a daughter in Valenciennes in northern France, where he teaches philosophy at the local high school.
Awards
- 2000 Prix Gérardmer for the novel Ganesha - Mémoires de l'Homme-Éléphant
- 2003 Prix Bob Morane for the novel La Ligue des Héros
- 2005 Prix Rosny aîné for the novel La Vénus anatomique
- 2008 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire together with Stéphane Boillot for the novel Bloodsilver
- 2009 Prix Rosny aîné for the novel Lilliputia
- 2008 Prix Aslan for Lilliputia
- 2014 Prix Bob Morane, Special Prize for Steampunk - De vapeur et d'acier
- 2014 Grand Prix de la Radio
bibliography
- Novels
- Les Mémoires de l'Homme-Éléphant (2000, also as Ganesha - Mémoires de l'Homme-Éléphant )
- Gotham (2001)
- La Ligue des Héros (2002)
- L'ère du dragon (2003)
- La Vénus anatomique (2004)
- Car je suis légion (2005)
- Les Nombreuses vies de Sherlock Holmes (2005, with André-François Ruaud)
- Bloodsilver (2006, with Stéphane Boillot as Wayne Barrow)
- Le Messager de l'Olympe (2006, with Johan Heliot)
- Les Nombreuses vies d'Hercule Poirot (2006, with André-François Ruaud)
- Sachem America (2006, with Johan Heliot)
- Freak show! (2007)
- La Marque du dragon (2007, with Johan Heliot)
- Poids mort (2007)
- Samouraï City (2007, with Johan Heliot)
- Lilliputia (2008)
- Kraven (2009)
- La Guerre spéciale (2009)
- La Ligue des héros, l'intégrale (2009)
- La Reine des Lumières (2009)
- Rosée de feu (2010)
- Géographie de Sherlock Holmes (2011, with André-François Ruaud)
- L'Ami de toujours (2011)
- Radio-théâtre (2011)
- Sherlock Holmes, une vie (2011, with André-François Ruaud)
- Hercule Poirot, une vie (2012, with André-François Ruaud)
- American Gothic (2013)
- Le Livre des superpouvoirs (2014)
- Kafka à Paris (2015)
- La Société des faux visages (2017)
- youth book
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Le Bouclier du Temps (youth series, with Johan Heliot )
- Le Messager de l'Olympe (2006)
- Sachem America (2006)
- La marque du dragon (2007)
- Samouraï City (2007)
- Le Journal de Nicolas Dorthiez à Londres (2008)
- La Guerre spéciale (2009)
- La Reine des Lumières (2009)
- L'Ami de toujours (2011)
- Le Livre des super pouvoirs (2014)
- Non-fiction
- Steampunk - De vapeur et d'acier (2013, with Didier Graffet)
- Radio plays
- Forum (2002)
- Les Enrobés flottants (2003)
- La Nouvelle Eve ou Les Infortunes du Progrès (2004)
- Lilliputia, une tragédie de poche (2005)
- Sherlock Holmes: La Ligue des Rouquins (2008)
- Sherlock Holmes: Le Dernierproblemème (2008)
- Sherlock Holmes: La Maison vide (2008)
- Les Écorchés du Boulevard (2008)
- Hop Frog (2009)
- Le Scarabée d'or (2009)
- Le Système du professeur Goudron et du docteur Plume (2009)
- Fantômas, le Génie du Crime (2011)
- La Fin de Fantômas (2011)
- Frankenstein ou Le Prométhée modern (2013)
- L'Affaire Freud-Houdini (2014)
- Le Miroir se brisa (2014)
- Grand hôtel Babylon (2016)
- L'Échiquier du Roi (2018)
- L'Échiquier du Roi 2: La Reine d'hiver (2018)
- L'Échiquier du Roi 3: L'Ecole de la nuit (2018)
Web links
- Xavier Mauméjean in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Xavier Mauméjean in the catalog of the German National Library
- Xavier Mauméjean , BnF entry
- Xavier Mauméjean on nooSFere.org (French)
- Works by and about Xavier Mauméjean at Open Library
- Xavier Mauméjean , website of the Les Imaginales festival with an overview of works (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Xavier Mauméjean , short biography at France Culture , accessed on April 16, 2019.
- ↑ a b Xavier Mauméjean , short biography, accessed on April 16, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mauméjean, Xavier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barrow, Wayne (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biarritz , France |