Philippe Djian (; born 3 June 1949) is a popular
French author of
Armenian
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* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
descent. He won the 2012
Prix Interallié
The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual France, French list of literary awards, literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist.
History
The prize was started on 3 December 19 ...
for the novel ''"Oh..." (Elle'' for the English translation).
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Life and career
Djian graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris (ESJ Paris). After a period of wandering and odd jobs, he published a volume of short stories, ''50 contre 1'' (1981), and then the novels ''Bleu comme l'enfer'' (1982) and ''Zone érogène'' (1984) before gaining fame with his subsequent novels ''37°2 le matin'' (1985), ''Maudit Manège'' (1986), ''Echine'' (1988), ''Crocodiles'' (short stories) (1989), ''Lent dehors'' (1991), ''Sotos'' (1993), and ''Assassins'' (1994).
Five of his novels have been adapted into films: ''37°2 le matin'' (1986; English title '' Betty Blue'') which was filmed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, ''Bleu comme l'enfer'' (1986; English title ') directed by Yves Boisset; ''Impardonnables'' (2011; English title ''Unforgivable'') directed by André Téchiné; '' Love Is the Perfect Crime'' (2013; original title ''L'Amour est un crime parfait'') directed by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu; and ''Oh...'' (as ''Elle
Elle may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication
** Elle Style Awards
* Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition
* Elle (film), ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film
* ''Elle: ...
'' (2016) directed by Paul Verhoeven). He also co-wrote the screenplay of ''Ne fais pas ça'' (2004) with Luc Bondy.
The TV presenter Antoine De Caunes introduced him to Swiss singer Stephan Eicher. The two men became friends and Djian became the writer of Eicher's lyrics, at least for the songs in French.
Djian frequently moved (from Boston
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to Florence
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Florence ...
). Today he lives in Biarritz and, on average, writes a novel every 18 months. With ''Doggy Bag'', written in 2005, he started a literary series with six seasons, inspired by American TV series.
Awards and honors
*2009 Prix Jean-Freustié for ''Impardonnables''Prix Interallié
The prix Interallié (Interallié Prize), also known simply as ''l'Interallié'', is an annual France, French list of literary awards, literary award, awarded for a novel written by a journalist.
History
The prize was started on 3 December 19 ...
for ''"Oh..."''
Bibliography
Novels
*'' Bleu comme l'enfer'' (1983; film: ')
*''Zone érogène'' (1984)
*'' 37˚2 le matin'' (1985; film: '' Betty Blue'')
*''Maudit manège'' (1986)
*''Échine'' (1988)
*'' Lent dehors'' (1991)
*''Sotos'' (1993)
*''Assassins'' (1994)
*''Criminels'' (1997)
*''Sainte Bob'' (1998)
*'' Vers chez les blancs'' (2000)
*''Ça c'est un baiser'' (2002)
*''Frictions'' (2003)
*''Impuretés'' (2005)
*''Doggy bag, saison 1'' (2005)
*''Doggy bag, saison 2'' (2006)
*''Doggy bag, saison 3'' (2006)
*''Doggy bag, saison 4'' (2007)
*''Doggy bag, saison 5'' (2007)
*''Doggy bag, saison 6'' (2008)
*''Impardonnables'' (2009; film: '' Unforgivable'')
*''Incidences'' (2010 - trans. as ''Consequences'' by Bruce Benderson; film: '' Love is the Perfect Crime'')
*''Vengeances'' (2011)
*'' "Oh…"'' (Gallimard, 2012 - trans. as ''Elle'' by Michael Katims, Other Press 2017; film: ''Elle
Elle may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication
** Elle Style Awards
* Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition
* Elle (film), ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film
* ''Elle: ...
'')
*''Love Song'' (2013)
*''Chéri-Chéri'' (2014)
*''Dispersez-vous, ralliez-vous!'' (2016)
*''Marlène'' (2017 - trans. as ''Marlene'' by Mark Polizzotti)
*''A l'aube'' (2018)
*''Les inéquitables'' (2019)
*''2030'' (2020)
*''Double Nelson'' (2021)
*''Sans Compter'' (2023)
Short stories
*'' 50 contre 1'' (1981)
*''Crocodiles'' (1989)
*''Lorsque Lou'' (1992)
*''Contes de Noël'' (1996)
*''Mise en bouche'' (2003)
References
External links
Biography of DjianPhilippe Djian vs Betty Blue
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1949 births
Living people
Writers from Paris
French people of Armenian descent
20th-century French novelists
21st-century French novelists
Prix Interallié winners
French lyricists
École supérieure de journalisme de Paris alumni