Gunzig, Thomas

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Thomas Gunzig (Brussels , September 7, 1970) is a Belgian French-language writer ¹⁾.

Gunzigs childhood was heavily marked by his dyslexia . After difficult school years, he still achieved a degree in political science. In 1993 he made ​​his debut as a writer with “Situation instable penchant vers le mois d’août”, and meanwhile he has written twenty books. He is also a professor of literature, he writes plays, columns for radio, television and newspapers, and even songs ²⁾.

In 2001 he became the laureate of the Prix Victor-Rossel with his debut novel “Mort d'un parfait bilingue”. In 2013 and 2014 he wrote with Jaco Van Dormael the script for his film “Le Tout Nouveau Testament” ³⁾.

From 2016 until 2019 Thomas Gunzig worked on a tribute album of Blake and Mortimer called Le Dernier Pharaon together with François Schuiten, Jaco Van Dormael and Laurent Durieux.