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Brigitte Giraud

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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 (French pronunciation: [bʁiʒit ʒiʁo]; born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories. She was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for her autobiographical novel Vivre vite (English: Live Fast).[1]

Early life

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Born in 1960,[2] Brigitte Giraud grew up in Rillieux-la-Pape, France, before settling in nearby Lyon.[3] She has studied English, German and Arabic.[4]

Career

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Giraud has worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist.[2] For her first book, La chambre des parents (1997), she received the Prix Littéraire des Étudiants and for Nico, her second novel, the Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes.[5] In 2001, she received a special mention for the Wepler Prize for À présent.[6] She won the Goncourt short story prize in 2007 for her collection L'amour est très surestimé (English: Love Is Very Overrated),[7] then the Grand Prix Jean Giono for Une année étrangère (English: A Year Abroad) in 2009.[8]

On 3 November 2022, she was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite, a récit about the death of her husband, Claude, in 1999 at the age of 41.[9] She is the thirteenth woman to receive the Goncourt since the prize's establishment in 1903.[10] Giraud won after the jury underwent fourteen rounds of voting, the maximum amount permitted. The final vote ended in a stalemate and, in accordance with the rules, the president of the Goncourt Academy cast a deciding vote, selecting Giraud's novel over Giuliano da Empoli's The Wizard of the Kremlin (Le mage du Kremlin).[11]

Personal life

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Giraud lives in Lyon.[3] Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999.[12]

Works

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Novels and narratives (récits)

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  • 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 [fr], Flammarion
  • 2022: Vivre vite [fr], Flammarion (winner of the Prix Goncourt)
  • 2022: Porté disparu, l'École des loisirs

Short stories

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Collections

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  • 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

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Adaptations

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Awards and honours

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Nominations

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References

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  1. ^ a b Willsher, Kim (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Brigitte Giraud". Evene.fr (in French). Le Figaro. 1960. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Brigitte Giraud, au nom du mari" (in French). France 24. AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Nous Serons des Héros". Lettres Frontières. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ "PRIX". Le Monde. 2001-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Goncourt de la Nouvelle". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  8. ^ "Brigitte Giraud". Le Livre à Metz. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  9. ^ Rousseau, Christine (3 November 2022). "Le Goncourt récompense Brigitte Giraud pour Vivre vite, texte poignant sur la disparition de son compagnon". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ^ Chaverou, Éric (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud, prix Goncourt 2022 pour "Vivre vite"". Radio France (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Brigitte Giraud remporte le Goncourt avec "Vivre vite", 13e autrice sacrée en 120 ans". L'Express (in French). AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Raymond, Vincent (2017-10-24). "Un loup pour l'homme… et pour le cinéma". Le Petit Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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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