2015 French writer in Residence at Randell

David Fauquemberg, 2015 French writer in Residence at Randell Cottage

Embassy of France in New Zealand
Wellington, November 25th 2014

Randell Cottage, a writers residency for French and New Zealand authors situated in Wellington, will welcome French write David Fauquemberg in January 2015. He was selected by a panel comprised of representatives from the Embassy, the Randell Cottage Trust, Victoria University, the Alliance française and the National Library of New Zealand. This writing grant is aimed at authors of French nationality, whose work has already been published and who are able to express themselves in English.

Born in 1973, David Fauquemberg lives in the Cotentin area of Normandy. A novelist, he has published work in magazines such as XXI, Géo and Long Cours. He is also a translator (of Nadine Gordimer, R. L. Stevenson, James Meek, Willy Vlautin). While studying literature he travelled intermittently to faraway places such as Patagonia and Lapland, and sailed across the Atlantic. He taught philosophy for a few months, before hitting the road again. He spent two years in Australia, the inspiration for his first novel, Nullarbor (Hoëbeke, 2007), winner of the Nicolas Bouvier Prize for travel writing. Mal tiempo (Fayard, 2009), which has a boxing theme and is set in Cuba, was awarded the Millepages Prize, the Prix des Hebdos en Région Prize and the City of Caen Prize. His most recent novel Manuel el Négro, published by Fayard in 2013, is the result of a long stay in the world of Andalucia’s flamenco gypsies.

David Fauquemberg will be at the Randell Cottage from mid-January to mid-June 2015. During his stay, he will be invited to present a series of literary meetings around his work in the principal cities of the country.

The Randell Cottage Writers’ Fellowship was established in 2001 as a rotational residency for French and New Zealand writers.

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