Stories of the Night

Laurent Mauvignier (born 6 July 1967 in Tours, France) is a French novelist and playwright. After studying visual arts at the École des Beaux-Arts in Tours, he published his debut novel, Loin d'eux, in 1999, and has been published exclusively by Éditions de Minuit ever since. His novels explore the quiet tensions of everyday relationships and rural French life, often through interwoven voices. He won the 2025 Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, for La Maison vide.