Anne Berest | |
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Anne Berest at the Brive-la-Gaillarde book fair in 2010 | |
Born | Paris, France | 15 September 1979
Occupation | Writer, actress |
Notable awards | Grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro de la biographie (2018) |
Relatives |
Claire Berest (sister) Francis Picabia (great-grandfather) Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia (great-grandmother) |
Anne Berest (born 15 September 1979) is a French writer and actress.
In 2008 she adapted Patrick Modiano's short autobiography Un Pedigree for the theatre with Edouard Baer. [1] Denis Westhoff , son of Françoise Sagan asked Berest to write about the creation of his mother's novel, Bonjour Tristesse. [2] The resulting book, Sagan 1954, was well received by critics: Berest "searched for and found les mot justes". [3]
In 2017, with her sister Claire Berest, she wrote a biography of her great-grandmother Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia. With Gabriële, the Berest sisters succeeded in bringing attention to their great-grandmother's often overlooked life and influence in the art world, specifically within the Dada movement. [4]
La carte postale (The Postcard), an enquiry into her Jewish family's past during World War Two, made the final selection for the 2021 Prix Goncourt [5] as well as the Prix Renaudot. [6]
Anne Berest | |
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Anne Berest at the Brive-la-Gaillarde book fair in 2010 | |
Born | Paris, France | 15 September 1979
Occupation | Writer, actress |
Notable awards | Grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro de la biographie (2018) |
Relatives |
Claire Berest (sister) Francis Picabia (great-grandfather) Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia (great-grandmother) |
Anne Berest (born 15 September 1979) is a French writer and actress.
In 2008 she adapted Patrick Modiano's short autobiography Un Pedigree for the theatre with Edouard Baer. [1] Denis Westhoff , son of Françoise Sagan asked Berest to write about the creation of his mother's novel, Bonjour Tristesse. [2] The resulting book, Sagan 1954, was well received by critics: Berest "searched for and found les mot justes". [3]
In 2017, with her sister Claire Berest, she wrote a biography of her great-grandmother Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia. With Gabriële, the Berest sisters succeeded in bringing attention to their great-grandmother's often overlooked life and influence in the art world, specifically within the Dada movement. [4]
La carte postale (The Postcard), an enquiry into her Jewish family's past during World War Two, made the final selection for the 2021 Prix Goncourt [5] as well as the Prix Renaudot. [6]