Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
Jean-Paul Didierlaurent (born March 2, 1962 in La Bresse , Département Vosges , France, † December 5, 2021 in Strasbourg ) was a French writer .
Life
Jean-Paul Didierlaurent came from La Bresse . He studied advertising in Nancy . After a brief stint in Paris , he returned to his home country to work for a telecommunications provider. He continued to live there. In 1997 he submitted two stories to a writing competition for the first time and won. Numerous other texts were also awarded prizes.
In 2014 he published his first novel, Le liseur du 6h27 ( Ger . And T. Die Sehnsucht des Vorleser , 2017). The French original edition has won several prizes and has sold over 265,000 times (as of March 2016). The German edition also made it onto the Spiegel bestseller list. The novel has so far been translated into 29 languages. The rights for a film have already been granted.
The volume of short stories Macadam was published in France in 2015, the German translation was published in 2017 (German and T. Macadam or Das Mädchen von Nr. 12 ). Didierlaurent's second novel Le Reste de leur vie was published in 2016.
He died on December 5, 2021 at the age of 59 from complications from cancer.
Works and awards
stories
(Competition entries and individual publications)
- Le Jardin des étoiles and Procession. 1997. (Prix Henri Thomas de la nouvelle littéraire de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges)
- Miroir d'encre. 1999 (Prix au Mans)
- L'Autre and Marée noire. 2000 (Prix à Villefranche de Rouergue for Marée noire )
- Reflets. 2002 (Prix à Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone)
- L'Envol. 2004 (Prix du Trophée de la Décennie; prix Henri Thomas)
- Le liseur. 2005 (Grand Prix de la Communauté française au concours des Prix littéraires de la Communauté francaise de Belgique)
- Puntilla. 2007
- Confession intimate and canicule. 2008 (Prix de la nouvelle gourmande de Périgueux for Confession intime)
- Sanctuaire. 2009
- Growl. 2010 (Prix International Hemingway)
- Mosquito. 2012 (Prix International Hemingway)
Novels and volumes of short stories
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Le Liseur du 6h27 . Roman, Au Diable Vauvert , 2014
- Übers. Sonja Finck : The longing of the reader . Novel. Munich 2017, dtv premium, ISBN 978-3-423-26078-7
- (Prix du roman d'entreprise et du travail 2015, Prix Michel Tournier 2015, Prix du Festival du Premier Roman de Chambéry 2015, Prix du CEZAM Inter CE 2015, Prix du Livre Pourpre 2015, Prix Complètement livres 2016, SPIEGEL bestseller , category Paperback, for the German version)
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Macadam . Nouvelles, Au diable vauvert 2015
- Transl. Sina de Malafosse: Macadam or The Girl from No. 12. Eleven short stories. dtv, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-423-26145-6
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Le Reste de leur vie . Novel. Au diable vauvert, 2016
- Translated from Sina de Malafosse: The unheard-of wish of Monsieur Dinsky . dtv, 2016 ISBN 978-3-423-26162-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean-Paul Didierlaurent in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jean-Paul Didierlaurent at Au diable vauvert . Retrieved February 6, 2017
- Review of the trans. Tralalit. Platform for translated literature : foundlings, a monster machine and Alexandrians as a weapon , by Christa Martin, September 26, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Décès de Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, author du Liseur du 6:27. In: actualitte.com. December 6, 2021, accessed December 6, 2021 (French).
- ↑ [1] website Babelio: Jean-Paul Didierlaurent . Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ [2] Website Anne et Arnaud: Le Grand retour de Jean-Paul Didierlaurent. Retrieved on February 6, 2017
- ↑ The title stayed on the paperback list for 10 weeks. Best placement: Rank 14 in week 01/2016 [3]
- ↑ [4] Vosges Matin's website: Literature: Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, nouvelliste et fier de l'être . Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ [5] Website Au diable vauvert: Collectif Hemingway . Retrieved February 6, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Didierlaurent, Jean-Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| BIRTH DATE | March 2, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Bresse , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 2021 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Strasbourg |