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Born | 29 January 1967 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, France | (age 57)
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Alma mater | Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen |
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Philippe Besson (born 29 January 1967) is a French writer, playwright and screenwriter. [1] Besson was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, and has written a total of 23 novels, several of which have been adapted for cinema or theater.
Besson grew up the child of schoolteacher father and a notary clerk mother. Besson was often mocked by his classmates because of his appearance, his clothes and his manners. During his final school year, he fell in love with a peasant's son in his village in Charente, but they were forced to hide their relationship. [2] Besson attended l'École supérieure de commerce de Rouen, now called Neoma Business School.
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. [3] The novel 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. [4] The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. [5]
Besson's novel Arrête avec tes mensonges (published in English under the title Lie with Me) received critical acclaim, became a bestseller in France, and won several awards including the Prix Maison de la Presse and Prix Psychologies du roman inspirant. [6] [7] [8] The book was adapted in 2022 into a movie of the same name, which premiered in the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on August 27, 2022. [9] [10] The novel was also adapted into a play performed in January 2023 at the Théâtre de la Tempête in Paris. [11]
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Philippe Besson | |
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![]() Besson at
Radio France | |
Born | 29 January 1967 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, France | (age 57)
Occupation |
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Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen |
Subject |
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Notable works |
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Notable awards |
Philippe Besson (born 29 January 1967) is a French writer, playwright and screenwriter. [1] Besson was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, and has written a total of 23 novels, several of which have been adapted for cinema or theater.
Besson grew up the child of schoolteacher father and a notary clerk mother. Besson was often mocked by his classmates because of his appearance, his clothes and his manners. During his final school year, he fell in love with a peasant's son in his village in Charente, but they were forced to hide their relationship. [2] Besson attended l'École supérieure de commerce de Rouen, now called Neoma Business School.
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. [3] The novel 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. [4] The film was well received and won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. [5]
Besson's novel Arrête avec tes mensonges (published in English under the title Lie with Me) received critical acclaim, became a bestseller in France, and won several awards including the Prix Maison de la Presse and Prix Psychologies du roman inspirant. [6] [7] [8] The book was adapted in 2022 into a movie of the same name, which premiered in the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on August 27, 2022. [9] [10] The novel was also adapted into a play performed in January 2023 at the Théâtre de la Tempête in Paris. [11]
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