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a French novelist, chiefly known for La Chambre des Officiers (English, The Officers' Ward) (1999), a novel set in World War 1 Dugain was born in Senegal, and studied at the Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble.
His prize-winning first novel was made into a successful film in 2001