Emilienne Malfatto


Emilienne Malfatto is a journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post and New York Times, among other places. She studied in France and Colombia, and worked for the French international news agency AFP before going freelance. She is the author of the novels May the Tigris Grieve for You, winner of the 2021 Prix Goncourt du Premier roman and longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2024, and Le colonel ne dort pas (2022), as well as the work of investigative journalism Les serpents viendront pour toi, winner of the 2021 Prix Albert-Londres.