Maylis Besserie (born in 1982 in Bordeaux) is a French novelist[1] and radio producer.
Maylis Besserie | |
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| Born | 1982 4th arrondissement de Lyon |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
editGraduating in 2005, Maylis Besserie initially taught documentary studies at the Institute of Communication and Media in Paris,[2] then joined France Culture as a radio producer.[3]
In February 2020, she published her debut novel, Le Tiers Temps, a story that portrays the final days of Samuel Beckett in a Parisian retirement home.[4][5] In the novel, Beckett reminisces about the key figures who shaped his life while describing the internal life of the institution.[6]
On May 11, 2020, she won the Prix Goncourt for debut novel, competing against Avant que j'oublie by Anne Pauly and Une fille sans histoire by Constance Rivière.[7]
On November 14, 2023, she was awarded the Prix des écrivains du Sud for her novel La Nourrice de Francis Bacon.[8]
Works
edit- Le Tiers Temps, Gallimard, 2020, 184 pages ISBN 9782072878398 – Prix Goncourt for debut novel 2020, Prix Ulysse
- Les amours dispersées, Gallimard, 2022, 192 pages ISBN 9782072939143
- La Nourrice de Francis Bacon, Gallimard, 2023, 256 pages ISBN 9782073026064 – Prix des écrivains du Sud 2023[9]
References
edit- ^ ""Le Tiers-temps" de Maylis Besserie chez Gallimard".
- ^ "France : Maylis Besserie remporte le Goncourt du premier roman pour 'Le tiers temps' | TV5MONDE - Informations". 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Maylis Besserie". 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Maria Galina, Jorge Gonzalez, Dror Mishani, Eric Pessan, Nathalie Peyrebonne… les brèves critiques du « Monde des livres »". 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Fin de partie, pour Samuel Beckett". 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Fin de partie, pour Samuel Beckett". 26 April 2020.
- ^ "L'Académie Goncourt décernera des prix le premier jour du déconfinement".
- ^ Maylis Besserie lauréate du prix des Ecrivains du sud, Livres hebdo, 14 Novembre 2023
- ^ Maylis Besserie lauréate du prix des Ecrivains du sud, Livreshebdo
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