Andre� Makine was born in Siberia, but writes his novels in French. Le Testament Fran�ais was the winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medici, and the first novel to win both of these prestigious awards.Geoffrey Strachan has translated all Andre� Makine's novels published in English. He was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Makine's Le Testament Fran�ais.