Brigitte Giraud (born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories.

Early life

Born in 1960, Brigitte Giraud grew up in

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before settling in

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. She studied English, German and Arabic.

Career

Giraud worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist. For her first book ''La chambre des parents'' (1997), she received the "Prix Littéraire des Étudiants" and for ''Nico'' the "Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes". On 3 November 2022, she was awarded the 2022

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

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

Personal life

Giraud lives in Lyon. Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999.

Works

Novels and narratives (''récits'')

*1997: ''La Chambre des parents'',

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*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

) *2022: ''Porté disparu'', l'École des loisirs

Short stories

Collections

*2007: ''L'amour est très surestimé'', Stock - Goncourt de la nouvelle 2007 - Bourse Goncourt de la Nouvelle. *2010: ''Avec les garçons'', followed by ''Le Garçon'', J'ai lu,

Participation

*2004: "Bowling" in ', collectif, Verticales, - after by

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*2004: One short story in ''Dix ans sous la Bleue'', collective, Stock

Awards and honours

* 1997 – Prix Littéraire des Étudiants for ''La Chambre des parents'' * 2000 – Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes for ''Nico'' * 2007 –

Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

for ''L'amour est très surestimé'' * 2009 – Prix du jury Jean-Giono for ''Une année étrangère'' * 2014 – Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres * 2022 –

for ''Vivre vite''

Nominations

* 2001 –

Prix Femina The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works writte ...

(Selection) for ''À présent'' * 2001 –

Prix du Livre Inter The Prix du Livre Inter is a prize for best French novel of the year. It is awarded by the radio channel France Inter France Inter () is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a " generalist" station, aiming to prov ...

(Selection) for ''À présent'' * 2004 –

(Selection) for ''Marée noire'' * 2009 –

Prix Fémina The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works written ...

(finalist) for ''Une année étrangère'' * 2011 – Prix Medicis (finalist) for ''Pas d'inquiétude'' * 2013 –

(Selection) for ''Avoir un corps'' * 2015 –

(finalist) for ''Nous serons des héros'' * 2017 –

Prix Goncourt des lycéens The Prix Goncourt des Lycéens is a French literary award created in 1987 as a sort of younger sibling of Prix Goncourt, a prestigious prize for French language literature. The ten members of the Académie Goncourt select twelve literary works as ...

(finalist) for ''Un loup pour l'homme'' * 2017 –

(Selection) for ''Un loup pour l'homme'' * 2017 –

Prix Médicis The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by and . It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent." The award goes to a work of fiction in the French language. In 19 ...

(Selection) for ''Un loup pour l'homme'' * 2017 – Prix du style (Selection) for ''Un loup pour l'homme'' * 2017 –

Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt. The name derives from ...

(Selection) for ''Un loup pour l'homme''

References

External links

Page on the website of her publisher

Brigitte Giraud
on Auterus en Rhône -Alpes
Brigitte Giraud's blog

''Entretien avec Brigitte Giraud, directrice de la collection « la forêt » (Stock)''

Brigitte Giraud
on Confluences, rencontres littéraires
Brigitte Giraud
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