Yann Queffélec.

Yann Queffélec, born on September 4, 1949, in Paris, is a French writer, son of Brest writer Henri Queffélec and brother of pianist Anne Queffélec. Passionate about the sea and Brittany, he began sailing at a young age at the Jeunesse et Marine sailing school and accompanied Éric Tabarly during his first nautical experiences.

He published his first book in 1981, a biography of composer Béla Bartók, followed by a notable novel about the Algerian War, Le Charme noir, in 1983. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for Les Noces barbares, a novel that has been translated worldwide. Since then, he has published more than forty works, including a biography of Éric Tabarly, twenty-five novels, and essays such as Dictionnaire amoureux de la Bretagne (2013) and L’Homme de ma vie (2015, Prix des Hussards).

A literary columnist for Le Nouvel Observateur and a member of the Écrivains de marine (Marine Writers), Yann Queffélec explores the grandeur and misery of human comedy through his novels, combining passion, the sea, and ties to Brittany.

He is the author of Bretagne Sketchbook, published by Éditions du Pacifique.