Serge Joncour (French: [sɛʁʒʒɔ̃kuʁ] ; born 1961) is a French novelist and screenwriter. [1] He was born in Paris and studied philosophy at university. His debut novel UV was published in 1998. Notable books include:
As a screenwriter, he wrote the script for Elle s'appelait Sarah (2011) starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
He was recently suspended from Twitter.
François Cheng is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet, and calligrapher. He is the author of essays, novels, collections of poetry and books on art written in the French language, and the translator of some of the great French poets into Chinese.
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize awarded each year by an exclusively female jury. The prize, which was established in 1904, is awarded to French-language works written in prose or verse by male or female writers, and is announced on the first Wednesday of November each year. Four categories of prizes are awarded: Prix Femina, Prix Femina essai, Prix Femina étranger, and Prix Femina des lycéens. A Prix Femina spécial is occasionally awarded.
Emmanuel Carrère is a French author, screenwriter and film director.
Jean-Baptiste Andrea is a French novelist, film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Cannes, where he started making short films. He later moved to Paris and graduated in political science and economics. In Paris, he met Fabrice Canepa, and the two of them began writing films together. Together, they wrote and directed the cult horror film Dead End.
Alain Absire is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 1987, for L'Égal de Dieu.
Patrick Lapeyre is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Jean-Louis Fournier is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2008, for Où on va, papa?.
Christopher Frank was a British-born French writer, screenwriter, and film director. He won the 1972 Prix Renaudot for his novel La Nuit américaine that served the basis for Andrzej Zulawski's film That Most Important Thing: Love.
Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, is a Mauritian author writing mainly in French. She is the 2024 recipient of the Neustadt Prize, known as the "American Nobel."
Christian Mégret, was a 20th-century French journalist and novelist, winner of the Prix Femina in 1957.
The prix Femina essai is a French literary prize awarded to an essay. Established in 1999, it replaced the Prix Hélène Vacaresco.
The Prix Femina étranger is a French literary award established in 1985. It is awarded annually to a foreign-language literary work translated into French.
Sylvain Prudhomme is a French writer.
Félix de Chazournes was a French writer, the winner of the 1938 Prix Femina.
Serge Groussard was a French journalist and writer, the son of colonel Georges Groussard and Véra Bernstein-Woolbrunn.
Simon Liberati is a French writer and journalist. For his novels, he has received the Prix de Flore (2009), Prix Femina (2011) and Prix Renaudot (2022).
Clara Dupont-Monod is a French journalist and woman of letters. She was awarded the Prix Femina in 2021.
Gérard Jarlot (1923–1966) was a French journalist, screenwriter and novelist, winner of the Prix Médicis in 1963.
Marco Balzano is an Italian writer. He was born in Milan, where he now works as a teacher of literature in a high school.
Les Choses humaines is the eleventh novel by French author Karine Tuil, published by Éditions Gallimard on 22 August 2019. It was awarded the Prix Interallié and Prix Goncourt des lycéens. In 2021, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name. The novel has not yet received an English translation.