Philippe Besson

Philippe Besson (born 29 January 1967 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente) is a French writer.[1]

Life

In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, En l'absence des hommes while reading of accounts of ex-servicemen during the First World War.[2] The novel, with its daring inclusion of Marcel Proust as a central character, won the Prix Emmanuel Roblès. Besson's second novel, Son Frère was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and adapted for cinema by Patrice Chéreau in 2003.[3] The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.[4]

Works
  • En l'absence des hommes, Éditions Julliard, 2001, ISBN 9782260015642
    • In the Absence of Men, Heinemann 2003, translated by Frank Wynne, Carroll & Graf, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7867-1161-1
  • Son frère, Julliard, 2001, ISBN 978-2-260-01586-4
    • His Brother translated by Frank Wynne, Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 978-0-434-01211-4
  • L'arrière saison, Julliard, 2002, ISBN 978-2-260-01610-6 (inspired by Edward Hopper's painting Nighthawks)
  • Un garçon d'Italie, Julliard, 2003, ISBN 978-2-260-01642-7 (which was shortlisted for both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis.)
  • Les Jours fragiles, Julliard, 2004, ISBN 978-2-260-01641-0 (focussing on the last days of Rimbaud, it has been optioned by François Dupeyron for the cinema.)
  • Un instant d'abandon: roman, Julliard, 2005, ISBN 978-2-260-01681-6
  • Se résoudre aux adieux: roman, Julliard, 2007, ISBN 978-2-260-01726-4
    • The Accidental Man
  • Arrête avec tes mensonges, Éditions Julliard, 2017, ISBN 9782260029885
  • Un Personnage de Roman - Macron par Besson, French and European Publications Inc, 2017, ISBN 978-1547902231
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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2010-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/label-france-issues_2555/label-france-no.-64_3965/literature_3981/contemporary-writers_3986/the-world-according-to-philippe-besson_5394.html
  3. http://www.fandango.com/philippebesson/filmography/p132053
  4. http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2003/juryLongFilm.html


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