Benjamin Berton

Benjamin Berton (born 1974, Valenciennes) is a French writer.
Biography.
Benjamin Berton is graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris and holder of a D.E.A. of social and cultural history. "Sauvageons", a chronicle of the lives of northern teenagers in need of reference points, won the prix Goncourt du premier roman in 2000 as well as the Prix littéraire de la vocation the same year. He lives in Le Mans, where the action of "La Chambre à remonter le temps" takes place.