Faïza Guène





Faïza Guène

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born
January 01, 1985 in Bobigny, France

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Faïza Guène is a French writer and director. Born to parents of Algerian origin, she grew up in Pantin, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris. She attended Collège Jean Jaurès followed by Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Pantin. She began studies in sociology at Université Paris VIII, in St-Denis, before abandoning them to pursue writing and directing full-time.

Her first novel, "Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow" was published in 2004 when Guène was nineteen years old. The novel has sold over 200,000 copies and been translated into twenty-two different languages, and paved the way for her following work, "Some Dream for Fools" (2006) and "Les gens du Balto" (2008).

Guène has also written for "Respect" magazine since 2005 and directed several short films, incl...more


Average rating: 3.37 · 606 ratings · 98 reviews · 4 distinct works
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow
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Some Dream for Fools
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Bar Balto
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Funny Bones
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