Olivier Adam
Olivier Adam (born July 12, 1974 in Draveil near Paris) is a French writer and screenwriter .
Life
Olivier Adam published his first novel Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (German: Don't worry, I'm fine ) in 1999 , which was filmed in 2006 by Philippe Lioret under the same title . Since then, Adam has edited a number of contemporary French literature and published three books for young people, numerous novels and the short book Passer l'hiver , which was awarded the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle .
Critics attest Adam that with his "simple, factual but concise writing style and his thematic preference for the simple, marginalized or emotionally impaired people" in the past few years he "strongly and lastingly shaped the image of contemporary French literature".
For the script of the film Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas , Adam and his co-writer Lioret received an Étoile d'Or as “best screenwriter”. He also wrote the script for Lioret's film Welcome , which was released in 2009.
In his most recent novel “The Sum of All Possibilities” Adam traces the loosely connected fates of people who live on the Côte d'Azur, a place of longing, but who have lost all hopes and dreams themselves. The novel was praised for its "clear and beautiful language", with which it tells of deep sadness and hopeful new beginnings.
Adam lives in Paris , is married and has a daughter and a son.
Works
- Do not worry I'm fine! (Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, 2000) SchirmerGraf, Munich 2007 ISBN 978-3-86555-040-8
- Lightweight. (Poids léger, 2003) SchirmerGraf, Munich 2005 ISBN 978-3-86555-022-4
- At the end of winter. (Passer l'hiver, 2004) SchirmerGraf, Munich 2004 ISBN 978-3-86555-051-4
- Cliffs. (Falaises, 2005) SchirmerGraf, Munich 2008 ISBN 978-3-86555-051-4
- My heart and your soul. (Comme les doigts de la main, 2005) Fischer, Frankfurt 2007 ISBN 978-3-596-80674-4
- Nothing to protect us. (À l'abri de rien, 2007) Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2009 ISBN 978-3-608-93606-3
- Headwinds. (Des vents contraires, 2009) Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2011 ISBN 978-3-608-93887-6
- Le coeur régulier. Éditions de l'Olivier, Paris 2010 ISBN 978-2-87929-746-0 (French only).
- Kyoto Limited Express. Éditions de l'Olivier, Paris 2010 ISBN 978-2-7578-1591-5 (French only).
- On the edges of the world. (Les lisières, 2013) Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2015 ISBN 978-3-608-98004-2
- The sum of all possibilities. (Peine Perdue, 2017) Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 2017 ISBN 978-3-608-98033-2
Web links
- Olivier Adam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The author at Schirmer-Graf
- The author at Klett-Cotta
- Much truth is hidden behind a few words . Nadine Alexander on the translation of Don't worry, I'm fine with Carina von Enzenberg . ReLÜ , reviews online, 6, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barbara Tumfart: Current Social Criticism and Dramatic Individual Fate. literaturkritik.de No. 3, March 2009
- ↑ The Côte beyond the postcard idyll. femundo.de, July 19, 2017, accessed on July 26, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adam, Olivier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Draveil |