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'''Geneviève Brisac''' (born 18 October 1951, in [[Paris]]) is a [[French people|French]] [[writer]].
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'''Geneviève Brisac''' (born 18 October 1951 in [[Paris]]) is a French writer and winner of the [[Prix Femina]], 1996, for ''Week-end de chasse à la mère'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina|url=http://www.prix-litteraires.net/femina_liste.php|accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> a novel translated in English as ''Losing Eugenio'' (2000)<ref name=havercroft/> and referred to in ''[[The New York Times]]'' as a "mildly compelling text"<ref name=isabelle>{{cite news|last=Courtivron|first=Isabelle de|title=The French Still Love a Succes de Scandale|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/22/bookend/bookend.html|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 June 1997}}</ref> and in [[Publishers Weekly]] as an "elegant narrative art".<ref>{{cite news|title=Losing Eugenio|url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7145-3049-9|accessdate=17 July 2018|newspaper=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> She also writes [[Short story|short stories]] and [[children's literature]], and is a literary critic for ''[[Le Monde]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Gandillot|first=Thierry|title=Geneviève Brisac fait court avec talent|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/informations/epopees-minuscules_642232.html|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]]|date=3 May 2001}}</ref> and with [[Christophe Honoré]] she co-wrote the screenplay for Honoré's ''[[Non Ma Fille, Tu N'iras pas Danser]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|last=Frasquet|first=Rébecca|title=''Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser'': Honoré filme sa Bretagne natale|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/2009-09-02/non-ma-fille-tu-n-iras-pas-danser-honore-filme-sa-bretagne-natale/249/0/373432|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[Le Point]]|date=2 September 2009}}</ref> Plagued by [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] from childhood, she wrote an "auto-fictional" novel, ''[[Petite]]'' (1994), in which she recounts her struggle with the disease.<ref name=havercroft>{{cite book|last=Havercroft|first=Barbara|title=Unfitting stories: narrative approaches to disease, disability, and trauma|year=2007|publisher=Wilfrid Laurier UP|isbn=978-0-88920-509-3|pages=61–69|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEeIj8kJU64C&pg=PA61|editor=Valerie Raoul|chapter=Paper Thin: Agency and Anorexia in Geneviève Brisac's ''Petite''}}</ref>

She is the winner of the [[Prix Femina]] in 1996 for ''Week-end de chasse à la mère'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina|url=http://www.prix-litteraires.net/femina_liste.php|accessdate=2 February 2011|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080053/http://www.prix-litteraires.net/femina_liste.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> a novel translated in English as ''Losing Eugenio'' (2000)<ref name=havercroft/> and referred to in ''[[The New York Times]]'' as a "mildly compelling text"<ref name=isabelle>{{cite news|last=Courtivron|first=Isabelle de|title=The French Still Love a Succes de Scandale|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/22/bookend/bookend.html|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 June 1997}}</ref> and in [[Publishers Weekly]] as an "elegant narrative art".<ref>{{cite news|title=Losing Eugenio|url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7145-3049-9|accessdate=17 July 2018|newspaper=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref>

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She also writes [[Short story|short stories]] and [[children's literature]], and is a literary critic for ''[[Le Monde]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Gandillot|first=Thierry|title=Geneviève Brisac fait court avec talent|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/informations/epopees-minuscules_642232.html|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[L'Express (France)|L'Express]]|date=3 May 2001}}</ref> and with [[Christophe Honoré]] she co-wrote the screenplay for Honoré's ''[[Non Ma Fille, Tu N'iras pas Danser]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|last=Frasquet|first=Rébecca|title=''Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser'': Honoré filme sa Bretagne natale|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/2009-09-02/non-ma-fille-tu-n-iras-pas-danser-honore-filme-sa-bretagne-natale/249/0/373432|accessdate=3 February 2011|newspaper=[[Le Point]]|date=2 September 2009}}</ref> Plagued by [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]] from childhood, she wrote an "auto-fictional" novel, ''[[Petite]]'' (1994), in which she recounts her struggle with the disease.<ref name=havercroft>{{cite book|last=Havercroft|first=Barbara|title=Unfitting stories: narrative approaches to disease, disability, and trauma|year=2007|publisher=Wilfrid Laurier UP|isbn=978-0-88920-509-3|pages=61–69|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEeIj8kJU64C&pg=PA61|editor=Valerie Raoul|chapter=Paper Thin: Agency and Anorexia in Geneviève Brisac's ''Petite''}}</ref>

She became very interested in [[Virginia Woolf]], publishing ''V. W.: le mélange des genres'' (''V. W .: the mixture of genres'', with [[Agnès Desarthe]], Paris: [[Éditions de l'Olivier]], 2004),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39244394r|isbn = 9782879294490|title = V. W. : Le mélange des genres|year = 2004|publisher = Éd. de l'Olivier}}</ref> republished under the title of ''La double vie de Virginia Woolf'' (Paris: Points, 2008).

Writer, editor, close to the [[NGO]] "[[Bibliothèques Sans Frontières]]" ("Libraries Without Borders"), she declared her love for books: "Books have saved my life several times. My [[debt]] is unlimited.".<ref>Interview with Geneviève Brisac, 02/02/2011, "What future for literature?", ''Sens public'', see http://sens-public.org/articles/813/</ref>

== Publications ==
* ''Madame Placard'', Paris, Gallimard, 1989.
* ''Les filles'', Paris, Gallimard, 1997.
* ''Week-end de chasse à la mère'', Paris, Seuil, 1998.
* ''Une année avec mon père'', Paris, Éd. de l'Olivier, 2010.
* ''Pour qui vous prenez-vous ?'', Paris, Éd. de l'Olivier, 2001.
* ''Petite'', Paris, Éditions Points, 2015.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 25 May 2024

Geneviève Brisac
Geneviève Brisac - Atlantide 2017
Geneviève Brisac - Atlantide 2017
Born18 October 1951 (1951-10-18) (age 72)
Paris
SpracheFrench
GenreNovel, screenplay, literary criticism, children's literature, short story
Notable worksWeek-end de chasse à la mère
Notable awardsPrix Femina

Geneviève Brisac (born 18 October 1951, in Paris) is a French writer.

She is the winner of the Prix Femina in 1996 for Week-end de chasse à la mère,[1] a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000)[2] and referred to in The New York Times as a "mildly compelling text"[3] and in Publishers Weekly as an "elegant narrative art".[4]

She also writes short stories and children's literature, and is a literary critic for Le Monde,[5] and with Christophe Honoré she co-wrote the screenplay for Honoré's Non Ma Fille, Tu N'iras pas Danser (2009).[6] Plagued by anorexia from childhood, she wrote an "auto-fictional" novel, Petite (1994), in which she recounts her struggle with the disease.[2]

She became very interested in Virginia Woolf, publishing V. W.: le mélange des genres (V. W .: the mixture of genres, with Agnès Desarthe, Paris: Éditions de l'Olivier, 2004),[7] republished under the title of La double vie de Virginia Woolf (Paris: Points, 2008).

Writer, editor, close to the NGO "Bibliothèques Sans Frontières" ("Libraries Without Borders"), she declared her love for books: "Books have saved my life several times. My debt is unlimited.".[8]

Publications

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  • Madame Placard, Paris, Gallimard, 1989.
  • Les filles, Paris, Gallimard, 1997.
  • Week-end de chasse à la mère, Paris, Seuil, 1998.
  • Une année avec mon père, Paris, Éd. de l'Olivier, 2010.
  • Pour qui vous prenez-vous ?, Paris, Éd. de l'Olivier, 2001.
  • Petite, Paris, Éditions Points, 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b Havercroft, Barbara (2007). "Paper Thin: Agency and Anorexia in Geneviève Brisac's Petite". In Valerie Raoul (ed.). Unfitting stories: narrative approaches to disease, disability, and trauma. Wilfrid Laurier UP. pp. 61–69. ISBN 978-0-88920-509-3.
  3. ^ Courtivron, Isabelle de (22 June 1997). "The French Still Love a Succes de Scandale". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Losing Eugenio". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. ^ Gandillot, Thierry (3 May 2001). "Geneviève Brisac fait court avec talent". L'Express. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. ^ Frasquet, Rébecca (2 September 2009). "Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser: Honoré filme sa Bretagne natale". Le Point. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  7. ^ V. W. : Le mélange des genres. Éd. de l'Olivier. 2004. ISBN 9782879294490.
  8. ^ Interview with Geneviève Brisac, 02/02/2011, "What future for literature?", Sens public, see http://sens-public.org/articles/813/


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