Faïza Guène

Faïza Guène (* 1985 in Bobigny ) is a French writer and filmmaker.

Life

After primary school she attended the Collège Jean Jaurès in Pantin, where she worked for the school newspaper and participated in literary projects. At the Lyceum Marcelin Berthelot in Pantin Guène was involved with 14 years on a short film La zonzonnière. At the University of Bobigny ( Université Paris XIII) then successfully studied social sciences, then moved to the University of Paris VIII, Saint -Denis, where they study, however, the benefit of their literary and film- related career broke.

Works

The in the Paris suburbs " Seine Saint - Denis" grown up daughter of Algerian immigrants wrote in 2004, at age 19, the bestseller " Kiffe demain smoke pot ", which is now translated into 22 languages, published in 27 countries. She writes often with expressions of the French slang and argot Verlan and bitter irony interspersed, about the lives of immigrants in the banlieues.

• Kiffe demain kiffe (Eng. Paradise views )
• You reve pour les oufs (German for Dreams Crazy )
• Les gens du Balto

Festival participation

2007: visiting the children 's and youth program of the 7th international literature festival berlin