龚古尔文学奖
In 2002, his second novel, "La Mort du roi Tsongor", allowed him to be cited for the Prix Goncourt and above all to be rewarded by the Prix Goncourt des lycéens and the Prix des librairies. Two years later, he won the Prix Goncourt as well as the Prix Jean Giono with his novel "Le Soleil des Scorta" ("The Scortas' Sun") which has been a best-seller (80 000 copies sold between the novel publication and the awarding in 2004).