Brigitte Giraud

Brigitte Giraud (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]

Brigitte Giraud
Giraud in 2017
Giraud in 2017
Born1960 (age 62–63)
Sidi-Bel-Abbès, French Algeria
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
Years active1997–present
Notable awardsPrix Goncourt (2022)

Early life

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

Career

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

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

Works

Novels and narratives (récits)
  • 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, Flammarion
  • 2022: Vivre vite, Flammarion (winner of the Prix Goncourt)
  • 2022: Porté disparu, l'École des loisirs

Collections
  • 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
  • 2004: "Bowling" in Tout sera comme avant, collectif, Verticales, ISBN 2-84335-198-7 - after eponymous album by Dominique A
  • 2004: One short story in Dix ans sous la Bleue, collective, Stock

Adaptations

Awards and honours

Nominations

References
  1. Willsher, Kim (3 November 2022). "Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. "Brigitte Giraud". Evene.fr (in French). Le Figaro. 1960. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. 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 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  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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