Guillaume Musso (; born 6 June 1974) is a French novelist. He is one of the most popular contemporary French authors.

Career

Musso was born in 1974 in

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), France. After finishing high school, he left for the United States at the age of 19. He spent several months in New York City, living with other young foreigners and earning money by selling ice-cream. Then he came back to France, earned a degree in economics, and taught in high schools. His first published novel, ''Skidamarink'', a

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, was published in 2001. After a car accident he became interested in near-death experiences and imagined a story about a man who returns to life after touching death. This became the novel ''Afterwards...'' published in 2004 by XO Editions, which sold more than 1 million copies in France and has been translated into 23 languages. '' Afterwards'', the film directed by

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was released in France in January 2009 and then internationally. Musso wrote ''A mix up in Heaven'' in 2005, ''Will you be there'' in 2006, ''Lost and Found'' in 2007, ''One Day, Perhaps'' in 2008, ''Where Would I Be Without You?'' in 2009,''Girl on Paper'' in 2010 and ''Call from an Angel'' in 2011. In 2009, Musso was the #2 bestselling author in

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, and according to a 2011 Edistat study he holds third place on the list of authors who have sold the most books in France since 2008, just after

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. Some 11 million copies of his novels have been sold worldwide and they have been translated into 34 languages.

Novels

*''Skidamarink'', Éditions Anne Carrière, 2001 and Calmann-Lévy, 2020 *''Afterwards...'' (original title: ''Et après'') XO Editions, 2004 *''A Mix-Up in Heaven'' (original title: ''Sauve-moi'') XO Editions, 2005 *''

Will You Be There? ''Will You Be There?'' () is a 2016 South Korean fantasy drama film directed by Hong Ji-young, based on the French novel, ''Seras-tu là?'', by Guillaume Musso. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Byun Yo-han and Chae Seo-jin. Cast Main * Kim Yoon ...

'' (original title: ''Seras-tu là?'') XO Editions, 2006 *''Lost and Found'' (original title: ''Parce que je t'aime'') XO Editions, 2007 *''One Day, Perhaps'' (original title: ''Je reviens te chercher'') XO Editions, 2008 *''Where Would I Be Without You?'' (original title: ''Que serais-je sans toi ?'') XO Editions, 2009 *''Girl on Paper'' (original title: ''La Fille de papier'') XO Editions, 2010 *''Call from an Angel'' (original title: ''L'Appel de l'ange'') XO Editions, 2011 *''Seven years later'' (original title: ''7 ans après'') XO Editions, 2013 *''Tomorrow'' (original title: ''Demain'') XO Editions, 2013 *''Central Park'' XO Editions, 2014 *''This very instant'' (original title: ''L'instant présent'') XO Edition, 2015 *''Brooklyn Girl'' (original title: ''La Fille de Brooklyn'') XO Edition, 2016 *''Un appartement à Paris'', XO Edition, 2017 *''La Jeune Fille et la Nuit'', Calmann-Levy, 2018 (English title: ''The Reunion'') *''La vie secrète des écrivains'',

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Awards

* , Award for the love novel ''Scrivere per Amore'', Verone, 2005 * , Best adaptable novel for the cinema ''Prix du meilleur roman adaptable au cinéma'', 2004

References

External links

Personal Website

Biography of Guillaume Musso on the Website VDS.fr
(French language) {{DEFAULTSORT:Musso, Guillaume 1974 births Living people People from Antibes 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists French schoolteachers French male novelists Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Côte d'Azur University alumni 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers