Marc Dugain

Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French novelist and film director, best known for (English, ''The Officers' Ward'') (1999), a novel set in World War I.

Dugain was born in Senegal and studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble. He worked in finance, created a financial engineering company and was also a teacher and lecturer in finance at Emlyon Business School.

His prize-winning first novel was made into a successful film in 2001. Provided by Wikipedia