Philippe Besson
Encyclopedia
Philippe Besson is a French
writer
.
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The novel, with its daring inclusion of Marcel Proust
as a central character, won the Emmanuel-Roblès prize.
Besson's second novel, Son Frère was shortlisted for the Prix Femina
, and adapted for cinema by Patrice Chéreau
in 2003.
The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Life
In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, En l'absence des hommes while reading of accounts of ex-serviceman during the First World WarWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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The novel, with its daring inclusion of Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
as a central character, won the Emmanuel-Roblès prize.
Besson's second novel, Son Frère was shortlisted for the Prix Femina
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
, and adapted for cinema by Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
in 2003.
The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Works
- En l'absence des hommes, Éditions JulliardÉditions JulliardÉditions Julliard is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1942 by René Julliard.René Julliard was known as a discoverer and publisher of talents, in particular Françoise Sagan and Jean d'Ormesson. After Julliard's death in July 1962, the managing director, Christian Bourgois, took over the...
, 2001, ISBN 9782260015642- In the Absence of Men, Heinemann 2003, translated by Frank WynneFrank WynneFrank Wynne is an Irish literary translator and writer.Born in Co. Sligo, Ireland, he worked as a comics editor at Fleetway and later at Deadline magazine . He worked for a time at AOL before becoming a literary translator...
, Carroll & Graf, 2003, ISBN 9780786711611
- In the Absence of Men, Heinemann 2003, translated by Frank Wynne
- Son frèreSon frèreSon frère is a novel by Philippe Besson. It was published by Julliard in Paris in 2001 . It was later published as a sotcover issue....
, Julliard, 2001, ISBN 9782260015864- His Brother translated by Frank Wynne, Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 9780434012114
- L'arrière saison, Julliard, 2002, ISBN 9782260016106 (inspired by Edward HopperEdward HopperEdward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching...
's painting Nighthawks) - Un garçon d'Italie, Julliard, 2003, ISBN 9782260016427 (which was shortllistedf for both the Prix GoncourtPrix GoncourtThe Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
and the Prix Médicis.) - Les Jours fragiles, Julliard, 2004, ISBN 9782260016410 (focussing on the last days of Rimbaud, it has been optioned by François Dupeyron for the cinema.)
- Un instant d'abandon: roman, Julliard, 2005, ISBN 9782260016816
- Se résoudre aux adieux: roman, Julliard, 2007, ISBN 9782260017264
- The Accidental Man
External links
- Author's website
- "Review: In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson", Speak its name