Philippe Djian
Philippe Djian | |
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Philippe Djian in 2009 | |
Born | (1949-06-03) 3 June 1949 (age 75) Paris, France |
Occupation | Novelist |
Alma mater | ESJ Paris |
Period | 1981–present |
Notable works | 37°2 le matin |
Notable awards | Prix Interallié (2012) |
Philippe Djian (French: [filip dʒjɑ̃]; born 3 June 1949) is a popular French author of Armenian descent. He won the 2012 Prix Interallié for the novel "Oh..." (Elle for the English translation).[1][2][3]
Life and career
Djian graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris (ESJ Paris). After a period of wandering and odd jobs, he published a volume of short stories, 50 contre 1 (1981), and then the novels Bleu comme l'enfer (1982) and Zone érogène (1984) before gaining fame with his subsequent novels 37°2 le matin (1985), Maudit Manège (1986), Echine (1988), Crocodiles (short stories) (1989), Lent dehors (1991), Sotos (1993), and Assassins (1994).
Five of his novels have been adapted into films: 37°2 le matin (1986; English title Betty Blue) which was filmed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, Bleu comme l'enfer (1986; English title Blue Hell [fr]) directed by Yves Boisset; Impardonnables (2011; English title Unforgivable) directed by André Téchiné; Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013; original title L'Amour est un crime parfait) directed by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu; and Oh... (as Elle (2016) directed by Paul Verhoeven). He also co-wrote the screenplay of Ne fais pas ça (2004) with Luc Bondy.
The TV presenter Antoine De Caunes introduced him to Swiss singer Stephan Eicher. The two men became friends and Djian became the writer of Eicher's lyrics, at least for the songs in French.
Djian frequently moved (from Boston to Florence). Today he lives in Biarritz and, on average, writes a novel every 18 months. With Doggy Bag, written in 2005, he started a literary series with six seasons, inspired by American TV series.
Awards and honors
- 2009 Prix Jean-Freustié for Impardonnables[4]
- 2012 Prix Interallié for "Oh..."[2][3]
Bibliography
Novels
- Bleu comme l'enfer (1983; film: Blue Hell [fr])
- Zone érogène (1984)
- 37˚2 le matin (1985; film: Betty Blue)
- Maudit manège (1986)
- Échine (1988)
- Lent dehors (1991)
- Sotos (1993)
- Assassins (1994)
- Criminels (1997)
- Sainte Bob (1998)
- Vers chez les blancs (2000)
- Ça c'est un baiser (2002)
- Frictions (2003)
- Impuretés (2005)
- Doggy bag, saison 1 (2005)
- Doggy bag, saison 2 (2006)
- Doggy bag, saison 3 (2006)
- Doggy bag, saison 4 (2007)
- Doggy bag, saison 5 (2007)
- Doggy bag, saison 6 (2008)
- Impardonnables (2009; film: Unforgivable)
- Incidences (2010 - trans. as Consequences by Bruce Benderson; film: Love is the Perfect Crime)
- Vengeances (2011)
- "Oh…" (Gallimard, 2012 - trans. as Elle by Michael Katims, Other Press 2017; film: Elle)
- Love Song (2013)
- Chéri-Chéri (2014)
- Dispersez-vous, ralliez-vous! (2016)
- Marlène (2017 - trans. as Marlene by Mark Polizzotti)
- A l'aube (2018)
- Les inéquitables (2019)
- 2030 (2020)
- Double Nelson (2021)
- Sans Compter (2023)
Short stories
- 50 contre 1 (1981)
- Crocodiles (1989)
- Lorsque Lou (1992)
- Contes de Noël (1996)
- Mise en bouche (2003)
References
- ^ Elle. New York: Other Press. 2017. pp. http://www.otherpress.com/books/elle/. ISBN 978-1-59051-916-5.
- ^ a b Astrid De Larminat (November 14, 2012). "Philippe Djian, prix Interallié". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Staff writer (November 14, 2012). "VIDEO. Le prix Interallié pour Philippe Djian". L'Express (in French). Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Prix Jean Freustié" (in French). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
External links
- Biography of Djian
- Philippe Djian vs Betty Blue
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- 1930 André Malraux
- 1931 Pierre Bost
- 1932 Simonne Ratel
- 1933 Robert Bourget-Pailleron
- 1934 Marc Bernard
- 1935 Jacques Debû-Bridel [fr]
- 1936 René Laporte [fr]
- 1937 Romain Roussel
- 1938 Paul Nizan
- 1939 Roger de Lafforest
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- 1945 Roger Vailland
- 1946 Jacques Nels [fr]
- 1947 Pierre Daninos
- 1948 Henry Castillou [fr]
- 1949 Gilbert Sigaux [fr]
- 1950 Georges Auclair [fr]
- 1951 Jacques Perret
- 1952 Jean Dutourd
- 1953 Louis Chauvet
- 1954 Maurice Boissais
- 1955 Félicien Marceau
- 1956 Armand Lanoux
- 1957 Paul Guimard
- 1958 Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
- 1959 Antoine Blondin
- 1960 Jean Portelle [fr]
- 1960 Henry Muller
- 1961 Jean Ferniot
- 1962 Henri-François Rey
- 1963 Renée Massip
- 1964 René Fallet
- 1965 Alain Bosquet
- 1966 Kléber Haedens
- 1967 Yvonne Baby
- 1968 Christine de Rivoyre
- 1969 Pierre Schoendoerffer
- 1970 Michel Déon
- 1971 Pierre Rouanet [fr]
- 1972 Georges Walter [fr]
- 1973 Lucien Bodard
- 1974 René Mauriès
- 1975 Voldemar Lestienne
- 1976 Raphaële Billetdoux
- 1977 Jean-Marie Rouart
- 1978 Jean-Didier Wolfromm
- 1979 François Cavanna
- 1980 Christine Arnothy
- 1981 Louis Nucéra
- 1982 Éric Ollivier
- 1983 Jacques Duquesne [fr]
- 1984 Michèle Perrein
- 1985 Serge Lentz
- 1986 Philippe Labro
- 1987 Raoul Mille [fr]
- 1988 Bernard-Henri Lévy
- 1989 Alain Gerber [fr]
- 1990 Bayon [fr]
- 1991 Sébastien Japrisot
- 1992 Dominique Bona
- 1993 Jean-Pierre Dufreigne
- 1994 Marc Trillard
- 1995 Franz-Olivier Giesbert
- 1996 Eduardo Manet
- 1997 Éric Neuhoff
- 1998 Gilles Martin-Chauffier [fr]
- 1999 Jean-Christophe Rufin
- 2000 Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
- 2001 Stéphane Denis
- 2002 Gonzague Saint Bris
- 2003 Frédéric Beigbeder
- 2004 Florian Zeller
- 2005 Michel Houellebecq
- 2006 Michel Schneider
- 2007 Christophe Ono-dit-Biot [fr]
- 2008 Serge Bramly
- 2009 Yannick Haenel
- 2010 Jean-Michel Olivier [fr]
- 2011 Morgan Sportès
- 2012 Philippe Djian
- 2013 Nelly Alard
- 2014 Mathias Menegoz
- 2015 Laurent Binet
- 2016 Serge Joncour
- 2017 Jean-René Van der Plaetsen
- 2018 Thomas B. Reverdy
- 2019 Karine Tuil
- 2020 Irène Frain
- 2021 Mathieu Palain [fr]
- 2022 Philibert Humm [fr]