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Brigitte Giraud
Giraud in 2017
Giraud in 2017
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Sidi-Bel-Abbès, French Algeria
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
Years active1997–present
Notable awardsPrix Goncourt (2022)

Brigitte Giraud (born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories.

Early life

Born in 1960,[1] Brigitte Giraud grew up in Rillieux-la-Pape before settling in Lyon.[2] She studied English, German and Arabic.[3]

Career

Giraud worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist.[1] For her first book La chambre des parents (1997), she received the "Prix Littéraire des Étudiants" and for Nico the "Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes". Her novel Vivre vite won the 2022 Prix Goncourt.

Personal life

Giraud lives in Lyon.[2] Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999.[4]

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

Awards and honours

Nominations

References

  1. ^ a b "Brigitte Giraud". Evene.fr (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Brigitte Giraud, au nom du mari" (in French). France 24. AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Willsher, Kim (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ Leyris, Raphaëlle (16 November 2017). "Goncourt des lycéens : Alice Zeniter récompensée pour L'Art de perdre". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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