Serge Joncour

{{short description|French novelist and screenwriter (born 1961)}}

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Serge Joncour ({{IPA|fr|sɛʁʒ ʒɔ̃kuʁ|lang}}; born 1961) is a French novelist and screenwriter.[https://belgraviabooks.com/writer/serge-joncour Bio] He was born in Paris and studied philosophy at university. His debut novel UV was published in 1998. Notable books include:

• L'Écrivain national, which won the Prix des Deux Magots
• Repose-toi sur moi winner of the Prix Interallié
• Chien loup, winner of the Prix Landerneau des Lecteurs, which became the first of his novels to appear in English translation.[https://www.eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingreviews-ewa-sherman-reviews-wild-dog-by-serge-joncour/ Review]
• Nature humaine, winner of Prix Femina 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=Serge Joncour remporte le prix Femina du roman français avec "Nature humaine" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/livres/prix-litteraires/serge-joncour-remporte-le-prix-femina-du-roman-francais-avec-nature-humaine_4165385.html |access-date=2020-12-31 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}

As a screenwriter, he wrote the script for Elle s'appelait Sarah (2011) starring Kristin Scott Thomas.

He was recently suspended from Twitter.