Brigitte Giraud | |
|---|---|
.png) Giraud in 2017 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Sidi-Bel-Abbès, French Algeria |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | French |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable awards | Prix Goncourt (2022) |
Brigitte Giraud (born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories. She was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for her autobiographical novel Vivre vite (English: Live Fast). [1]
Early life
Born in 1960, [2] Brigitte Giraud grew up in Rillieux-la-Pape, France, before settling in Lyon. [3] She has studied English, German and Arabic. [4]
Career
Giraud has worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist. [2] For her first book, La chambre des parents (1997), she received the Prix Littéraire des Étudiants and for Nico, her second novel, the Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes. [5] In 2001, she received a special mention for the Wepler Prize for À présent. [6] She won the Goncourt short story prize in 2007 for her collection L'amour est très surestimé (English: Love Is Very Overrated), [7] then the Grand Prix Jean Giono for Une année étrangère (English: A Year Abroad) in 2009. [8]
On 3 November 2022, she was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite, a récit about the death of her husband, Claude, in 1999 at the age of 41. [9] She is the thirteenth woman to receive the Goncourt since the prize's establishment in 1903. [10] Giraud won after the jury underwent fourteen rounds of voting, the maximum amount permitted. The final vote ended in a stalemate and, in accordance with the rules, the president of the Goncourt Academy cast a deciding vote, selecting Giraud's novel over Giuliano da Empoli's The Wizard of the Kremlin (Le mage du Kremlin). [11]
Personal life
Giraud lives in Lyon. [3] Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999. [12]
Works
Novels and narratives (récits)
- 1997: La chambre des parents, Fayard
- 1999: Nico, Stock
- 2001: À présent, Stock
- 2004: Marée noire, Stock
- 2005: J'apprends, Stock
- 2009: Une année étrangère, Stock
- 2011: Pas d'inquiétude, Stock
- 2013: Avoir un corps, Stock
- 2015: Nous serons des héros, Stock
- 2017: Un loup pour l'homme, Flammarion
- 2019: Jour de courage, Flammarion
- 2022: Vivre vite, Flammarion (winner of the Prix Goncourt)
- 2022: Porté disparu, l'École des loisirs
Short stories
Collections
- 2007: L'amour est très surestimé, Stock ISBN 9782234059252 - Goncourt de la nouvelle 2007 - Bourse Goncourt de la Nouvelle.
- 2010: Avec les garçons, followed by Le Garçon, J'ai lu, ISBN 9782290027325
Participation
- 2004: "Bowling" in Tout sera comme avant, collectif, Verticales, ISBN 2-84335-198-7 - after eponymous album by Dominique A
- 2004: One short story in Dix ans sous la Bleue, collective, Stock
Adaptations
- 2011: Pas d'inquietude, TV movie directed by Thierry Binisti and starring Isabelle Carré [13]
Awards and honours
- 1997 – Prix Littéraire des Étudiants for La Chambre des parents
- 2000 – Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes for Nico
- 2007 – Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle for L'amour est très surestimé
- 2009 – Prix du jury Jean-Giono for Une année étrangère
- 2014 –
Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
[14] - 2022 – Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite [1]
Nominations
- 2001 – Prix Femina (Selection) for À présent
- 2001 – Prix du Livre Inter (Selection) for À présent
- 2004 – Prix du Livre Inter (Selection) for Marée noire
- 2009 – Prix Fémina (finalist) for Une année étrangère
- 2011 – Prix Medicis (finalist) for Pas d'inquiétude
- 2013 – Prix Femina (Selection) for Avoir un corps
- 2015 – Prix Fémina (finalist) for Nous serons des héros
- 2017 – Prix Goncourt des lycéens (finalist) for Un loup pour l'homme [15]
- 2017 – Prix Goncourt (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix Femina (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix Médicis (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix du style (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix des Deux Magots (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
References
- ^ a b Willsher, Kim (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Brigitte Giraud". Evene.fr (in French). Le Figaro. 1960. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Beaugé, Mathilde (3 November 2022). "La Lyonnaise Brigitte Giraud reçoit le prix Goncourt 2022". Tribune de Lyon (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud, au nom du mari" (in French). France 24. AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Nous Serons des Héros". Lettres Frontières. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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^
"PRIX". Le Monde. 2001-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ "Goncourt de la Nouvelle". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud". Le Livre à Metz. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Rousseau, Christine (3 November 2022). "Le Goncourt récompense Brigitte Giraud pour Vivre vite, texte poignant sur la disparition de son compagnon". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Chaverou, Éric (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud, prix Goncourt 2022 pour "Vivre vite"". Radio France (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud remporte le Goncourt avec "Vivre vite", 13e autrice sacrée en 120 ans". L'Express (in French). AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Groyer, Flavien (3 November 2022). "Le prix Goncourt 2022 décerné à Brigitte Giraud pour son roman "Vivre vite"". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Vincent (2017-10-24). "Un loup pour l'homme… et pour le cinéma". Le Petit Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Aurélie Filippetti. "Arrêté du 16 janvier 2014 portant nomination et promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres". Ministry of Culture and Communication. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ Leyris, Raphaëlle (16 November 2017). "Goncourt des lycéens : Alice Zeniter récompensée pour L'Art de perdre". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
- Page on the website of her publisher
- Brigitte Giraud on Auterus en Rhône -Alpes
- Brigitte Giraud's blog
- Entretien avec Brigitte Giraud, directrice de la collection « la forêt » (Stock)
- Brigitte Giraud on Confluences, rencontres littéraires
- Brigitte Giraud on Babelio
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1960 births
- Living people
- 20th-century French novelists
- 20th-century French women writers
- 21st-century French novelists
- 21st-century French women writers
- French short story writers
- French women novelists
- French women short story writers
- Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- People from Sidi Bel Abbès
- Prix Goncourt winners
- Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle recipients
- Writers from Lyon
Brigitte Giraud | |
|---|---|
|
Giraud in 2017 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Sidi-Bel-Abbès, French Algeria |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | French |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable awards | Prix Goncourt (2022) |
Brigitte Giraud (born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories. She was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for her autobiographical novel Vivre vite (English: Live Fast). [1]
Early life
Born in 1960, [2] Brigitte Giraud grew up in Rillieux-la-Pape, France, before settling in Lyon. [3] She has studied English, German and Arabic. [4]
Career
Giraud has worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist. [2] For her first book, La chambre des parents (1997), she received the Prix Littéraire des Étudiants and for Nico, her second novel, the Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes. [5] In 2001, she received a special mention for the Wepler Prize for À présent. [6] She won the Goncourt short story prize in 2007 for her collection L'amour est très surestimé (English: Love Is Very Overrated), [7] then the Grand Prix Jean Giono for Une année étrangère (English: A Year Abroad) in 2009. [8]
On 3 November 2022, she was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite, a récit about the death of her husband, Claude, in 1999 at the age of 41. [9] She is the thirteenth woman to receive the Goncourt since the prize's establishment in 1903. [10] Giraud won after the jury underwent fourteen rounds of voting, the maximum amount permitted. The final vote ended in a stalemate and, in accordance with the rules, the president of the Goncourt Academy cast a deciding vote, selecting Giraud's novel over Giuliano da Empoli's The Wizard of the Kremlin (Le mage du Kremlin). [11]
Personal life
Giraud lives in Lyon. [3] Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999. [12]
Works
Novels and narratives (récits)
- 1997: La chambre des parents, Fayard
- 1999: Nico, Stock
- 2001: À présent, Stock
- 2004: Marée noire, Stock
- 2005: J'apprends, Stock
- 2009: Une année étrangère, Stock
- 2011: Pas d'inquiétude, Stock
- 2013: Avoir un corps, Stock
- 2015: Nous serons des héros, Stock
- 2017: Un loup pour l'homme, Flammarion
- 2019: Jour de courage, Flammarion
- 2022: Vivre vite, Flammarion (winner of the Prix Goncourt)
- 2022: Porté disparu, l'École des loisirs
Short stories
Collections
- 2007: L'amour est très surestimé, Stock ISBN 9782234059252 - Goncourt de la nouvelle 2007 - Bourse Goncourt de la Nouvelle.
- 2010: Avec les garçons, followed by Le Garçon, J'ai lu, ISBN 9782290027325
Participation
- 2004: "Bowling" in Tout sera comme avant, collectif, Verticales, ISBN 2-84335-198-7 - after eponymous album by Dominique A
- 2004: One short story in Dix ans sous la Bleue, collective, Stock
Adaptations
- 2011: Pas d'inquietude, TV movie directed by Thierry Binisti and starring Isabelle Carré [13]
Awards and honours
- 1997 – Prix Littéraire des Étudiants for La Chambre des parents
- 2000 – Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes for Nico
- 2007 – Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle for L'amour est très surestimé
- 2009 – Prix du jury Jean-Giono for Une année étrangère
- 2014 –
Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
[14]
- 2022 – Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite [1]
Nominations
- 2001 – Prix Femina (Selection) for À présent
- 2001 – Prix du Livre Inter (Selection) for À présent
- 2004 – Prix du Livre Inter (Selection) for Marée noire
- 2009 – Prix Fémina (finalist) for Une année étrangère
- 2011 – Prix Medicis (finalist) for Pas d'inquiétude
- 2013 – Prix Femina (Selection) for Avoir un corps
- 2015 – Prix Fémina (finalist) for Nous serons des héros
- 2017 – Prix Goncourt des lycéens (finalist) for Un loup pour l'homme [15]
- 2017 – Prix Goncourt (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix Femina (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix Médicis (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix du style (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
- 2017 – Prix des Deux Magots (Selection) for Un loup pour l'homme
References
- ^ a b Willsher, Kim (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Brigitte Giraud". Evene.fr (in French). Le Figaro. 1960. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Beaugé, Mathilde (3 November 2022). "La Lyonnaise Brigitte Giraud reçoit le prix Goncourt 2022". Tribune de Lyon (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud, au nom du mari" (in French). France 24. AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Nous Serons des Héros". Lettres Frontières. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
-
^
"PRIX". Le Monde. 2001-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ "Goncourt de la Nouvelle". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud". Le Livre à Metz. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Rousseau, Christine (3 November 2022). "Le Goncourt récompense Brigitte Giraud pour Vivre vite, texte poignant sur la disparition de son compagnon". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Chaverou, Éric (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud, prix Goncourt 2022 pour "Vivre vite"". Radio France (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Brigitte Giraud remporte le Goncourt avec "Vivre vite", 13e autrice sacrée en 120 ans". L'Express (in French). AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Groyer, Flavien (3 November 2022). "Le prix Goncourt 2022 décerné à Brigitte Giraud pour son roman "Vivre vite"". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Vincent (2017-10-24). "Un loup pour l'homme… et pour le cinéma". Le Petit Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Aurélie Filippetti. "Arrêté du 16 janvier 2014 portant nomination et promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres". Ministry of Culture and Communication. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ Leyris, Raphaëlle (16 November 2017). "Goncourt des lycéens : Alice Zeniter récompensée pour L'Art de perdre". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
External links
- Page on the website of her publisher
- Brigitte Giraud on Auterus en Rhône -Alpes
- Brigitte Giraud's blog
- Entretien avec Brigitte Giraud, directrice de la collection « la forêt » (Stock)
- Brigitte Giraud on Confluences, rencontres littéraires
- Brigitte Giraud on Babelio
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1960 births
- Living people
- 20th-century French novelists
- 20th-century French women writers
- 21st-century French novelists
- 21st-century French women writers
- French short story writers
- French women novelists
- French women short story writers
- Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- People from Sidi Bel Abbès
- Prix Goncourt winners
- Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle recipients
- Writers from Lyon