Patrick Lapeyre
Patrick Lapeyre | |
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| Born | 1949 Pantin |
| Language | French |
| Notable works | La vie est brève et le désir sans fin |
| Notable awards | Prix Femina |
Patrick Lapeyre (French pronunciation: [patʁik lapɛʁ]) is a French writer, and winner of the Prix Femina, 2010, for his seventh novel, La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.[1][2][3]
Lapeyre was born in 1949 in Pantin. He attended the École Normale Supérieure with Alain Finkielkraut and Pascal Bruckner before studying literature at the Sorbonne. After becoming a teacher, he published his first novel, Le corps inflammable, in 1984. He received the Prix du Livre Inter in 2004 for L'Homme-soeur[2] and the Prix Femina in 2010 for La vie est brève et le désir sans fin.
Bibliography
[edit]- Le corps inflammable (novel, 1984); J'ai lu, 1988, ISBN 2-277-22313-1
- La lenteur de l'avenir (novel, 1987); Editions Gallimard, 2008, ISBN 2-07-033852-5
- Ludo et compagnie (novel), P.O.L, 1991, ISBN 2-86744-209-5
- Welcome to Paris (novel), P.O.L., 1994, ISBN 2-86744-402-0
- Sissy, c'est moi (novel), P.O.L, 1998, ISBN 2-86744-592-2
- L'Homme-soeur (novel, 2004), P.O.L., 2005, ISBN 2-86744-986-3
- La vie est brève et le désir sans fin (novel), P.O.L., Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-8180-0603-0
- Life Is Short and Desire Endless, (translated by Adriana Hunter). Other Press, 2012, ISBN 9781590514856
References
[edit]- ^ "Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Le prix Femina à Patrick Lapeyre pour un trio amoureux inoubliable". Le Point. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Patrick Lapeyre remporte le prix Femina". Le Monde. November 2, 2010.
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