Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel (born February 2, 1962 in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe , Lorraine ) is a French writer, playwright and film director.
Life
Claudel first became known in Germany for his novel Die Grau Seelen , which describes the situation in a Lorraine village in the hinterland of the frontline of the First World War . With this book he achieved the great sensation of the French book autumn of 2003: The Gray Souls was awarded the Prix Renaudot , voted Book of the Year and was number 1 on the bestseller list for months. Die Grau Seelen was also extremely successful in Germany . To my daughter is Philippe Claudel's third novel, a touching testimony to humanity.
His first feature film shot as a director, So Many Years I Love You , premiered in 2008 at the 58th Berlinale . The drama stars British actress Kristin Scott Thomas in the lead role of a woman who, after serving several years in prison for murder, tries to establish contact with her younger sister (played by Elsa Zylberstein ), who herself has a happy family with her husband and founded two adopted children.
Philippe Claudel studied literature and is a trained educator with a state license. Before starting his literary career, he taught in a Nancy prison for eleven years . There he still teaches at the university today . Also the character of Michel in his film So Many Years I Love You , in which the released prisoner gradually opens up humanely, is a literature lecturer and former prison teacher in Nancy. In the autobiographical notes, The Sound of Keys , Claudel describes his impressions from his time as a prison teacher in short, consecutive episodes.
Claudel is married and has one daughter.
Works
- The gray souls. (Les Âmes grises) novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004 ISBN 3-498-00930-3
- To my daughter. (J'abandonne) novel. Rowohlt-Taschenbuchverlag, Reinbek 2006 ISBN 3-499-24236-2
- Monsieur Linh and the gift of hope. (La Petite fille de Monsieur Linh). Novel. Kindler Verlag Reinbek 2006 ISBN 3-463-40498-2
- Flore. (Meuse l'oubli). Novel. Logo Verlag Eric Erfurth, Obernburg am Main 2007 ISBN 978-3-939462-03-3
- The boy who disappeared in the books. (Le monde sans les enfants). Stories. Kindler, Reinbek 2008 ISBN 3-463-40525-3
- Brodeck's report. (Le rapport de Brodeck). Novel. Kindler, Reinbek 2009 ISBN 978-3-463-40555-1
- You talk to me about love (Parle-moi d'amour) Piece for 2 people. Translated by Karl-Heinz Ott . Rowohlt Theaterverlag, Reinbek 2009
- The sound of the keys. (Le bruit des trousseaux) Friedenauer Presse , Berlin 2010 ISBN 978-3-932109-64-5
- The investigation. (L'Enquête) novel. Translated by Ina Kronenberger. Kindler, Reinbek 2012 ISBN 978-3-463-40617-6
- The preciousness of fleeting life. (En période décès) Translated from Christiane Landgrebe. Thiele & Brandstätter, Munich 2017
Filmography
- 2008: I love you for so many years (Il ya longtemps que je t'aime)
- 2011: Tous le soleils
- 2013: Before Winter Comes (Avant l'hiver)
- 2015: Une enfance
Awards
- 1999 Prix Erckmann-Chatrian (France)
- 2003 Prix Renaudot (France) for: Âmes grises . Stock, Paris 2003 (Ger. The gray souls . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004).
- 2006 Swedish Crime Award (International) for: Grå själar . Norstedt, Stockholm 2006 (original title: Âmes grises . Stock, Paris 2003; Ger. The gray souls . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004).
- 2007 Prix Goncourt des lycéens (France) for: Le rapport de Brodeck , Stock, Paris 2007
- 2009 Prix Claude-Farrère
Web links
- Literature by and about Philippe Claudel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Philippe Claudel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Philippe Claudel: The sound of the keys . Friedenauer Presse, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-932109-64-5 , pp. 98 . (Afterword by the translator Rainer G. Schmidt)
- ↑ Kronenberger in the translator database of the VdÜ , 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Claudel, Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd February 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dombasle-sur-Meurthe , Lorraine |