Philippe Besson (Author)
Philippe Besson (born January 29, 1967 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire ) is a French writer.
Life
After attending secondary school in Bordeaux , Besson completed a law degree in Rouen . At the age of 22 he went to Paris , where he initially worked as a lawyer and lecturer in social law. Influenced by Marguerite Duras , Marcel Proust and Arthur Rimbaud , Besson published his first novel En l'absence des hommes in 2001 , which was followed by more annually. Some of his books have been translated into 14 languages and achieved bestseller editions in France.
Works (selection)
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En l'absence des hommes. 2001, ISBN 2-260-01564-6 .
- German: time of absence. Translated from the French by Caroline Vollmann. dtv, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-423-13629-7 .
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L'arrière season. 2003, ISBN 2-260-01610-3 .
- German: postseason. dtv, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-24597-5 .
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Un garçon d'Italie. 2003, ISBN 2-260-01642-1 .
- German: An Italian love. dtv, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-24423-2 .
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Les jours fragiles. 2004, ISBN 2-260-01641-3 .
- German: Brittle days. dtv, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-423-24530-1 .
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Son frère. 2005, ISBN 2-260-01586-7 .
- German: his brother. dtv, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-423-24455-0 .
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Un instant d'abondon. 2005.
- German: Alone for a moment. dtv, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-423-24663-7 .
- L'enfant d'octobre. 2006
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Se résoudre aux adieux. éd. Julliard, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-260-01726-4 .
- German: A farewell. Translated from the French by Caroline Vollmann. dtv, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-24750-4 .
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Un homme accidentel. éd. Julliard, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-260-01741-7 .
- German: Venice Beach. Translated from the French by Caroline Vollmann. dtv, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-24902-7 .
- Huit. éd. Calmann-Levy, Paris 2008.
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La Trahison de Thomas Spencer. éd. Julliard, Paris 2009.
- German: The betrayal of Thomas Spencer . Translated from the French by Caroline Vollmann. dtv, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-423-24950-8 .
- Return parmi les hommes. éd. Julliard, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-260-01857-5 .
- Une bonne raison de se tuer. éd. Julliard, Paris 2012, ISBN 978-2-260-02003-5 .
- De là, on voit la mer. éd. Julliard, Paris 2013, ISBN 978-2-260-02070-7 .
- La maison atlantique. éd. Julliard, Paris 2014, ISBN 978-2-260-01915-2 .
- Un tango en bord de mer. éd. Julliard, Paris 2014, ISBN 978-2-260-02201-5 .
- Vivre vite. [ Novel about James Dean ]. éd. Julliard, Paris 2015, ISBN 978-2-260-02396-8 .
- Les passants de Lisbonne. éd. Julliard, Paris 2016, ISBN 978-2-260-02920-5 .
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"Arrête avec tes mensonges". éd. Julliard, Paris 2017, ISBN 978-2-260-02988-5 .
- German: stop lying . Translated from the French by Hans Pleschinski . Bertelsmann, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-570-10341-8 .
- Un personnage de roman. éd. Julliard, Paris 2017, ISBN 978-2-260-03007-2 .
Awards
- In 2001 he received the Prix Emmanuel-Roblès of the Académie Goncourt for his novel En l'absence des hommes .
- In 2003 he received the Grand Prix RTL-Lire for his novel L'arrière Saison
Adaptations
- Patrice Chéreau filmed his novel Son Frère . The film was awarded the Silver Bear at the 2003 Berlinale .
- The novel L'arrière-Saison was staged as a play on April 20, 2004 in the Montée in Paris.
Web links
- Literature by and about Philippe Besson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Philippe Besson (author) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Philippe Besson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Author profile at the publisher dtv
- Short biography and reviews of works by Philippe Besson at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.magazin.dtv.de/index.php/philippe-besson/portrait
- ↑ “From Overcoming Moral” , review in Deutschlandfunk Kultur on December 5, 2018, accessed December 5, 2018
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Besson, Philippe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire |