Born in Abidjan, a biochemist by training, Gauz’ arrived in France in 1999 for the official reason of finishing his studies and for the unofficial reason of “seeing elsewhere”. Gauz' brings together professional experience of all kinds (from gardener to database designer, from security guard to consultant to the Francophonie, etc.) started
Born in Abidjan, a biochemist by training, Gauz’ arrived in France in 1999 for the official reason of finishing his studies and for the unofficial reason of “seeing elsewhere”. Gauz’ brings together professional experience of all kinds (from gardener to database designer, from security guard to consultant to the Francophonie, etc.) started as a screenwriter in 2004, then became a documentarian, photographer, director of an economic newspaper, editor-in-chief of a web magazine, winner of a literary prize… Since 2011, he returned to live in Ivory Coast where he set up a publishing house and, through his meetings and his writings, he now shares his life between Grand-Bassam and the rest of the world.
His debut novel Debout-Payé (translation: Standing Heavy), was translated into English by Frank Wynne. Standing Heavy was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2023. GauZ’s most recent novel, Comrade Papa, also translated by Frank Wynne, has been heralded by english-language media as among the best translated fiction of 2024.
