Alexandre Delmar
Alexandre Delmar (born July 14, 1975 in Nîmes , Gard ) is a French writer.
Life
Alexandre Delmar studied management and is now a manager in a French bank. In order to accept his own homosexuality , he began to write down his life story. This resulted in his first book, Prelude à une vie heureuse . The novel became an instant bestseller in France, where it was the best-selling gay book for two years in a row.
The author continues to work in a bank today. In the meantime he has published other books that have not yet been translated into German.
His literary role models include the Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb , the French author Philippe Besson and the American writer and essayist Edmund White .
Works (selection)
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Prelude à une vie heureuse . Édition Textes, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-914679-11-4 .
- German translation: On the way to happiness . Gmünder, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86787-124-2 (translated by Patrick Kawina).
- Le garçon qui pleurait des larmes d'amour . Édition Textres, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-914679-24-4 .
- Je suis seul le joueur de foot homo, enfin j'étais ... . Éditions TG, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-914679-41-1 .
- Te revoir! Novel . Édition Textes, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-91467-927-5 .
- Le syndorme de la cédille. Novel . Édition Textes, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-91467-937-4 .
Web links
- Homepage of Alexandre Delmar ( Memento of August 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ May 2006 - Numéro 38 - 4e année ( Memento of December 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delmar, Alexandre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nîmes , Gard department |