Cécile Guilbert (born 1963) is a French writer and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

. She studied at Sciences-Po Paris. She has written a number of books on writers who are ''esprits libres'' or "free spirits": Saint Simon,

Guy Debord Guy-Ernest Debord (; ; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationis ...

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768), was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' and ''A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', published ...

and

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

. She won the Prix Médicis de l'essai for ''Warhol spirit''.She has also written novels such as ''Le Musée National'' (2000) and ''Réanimation'' (2012). She has written for ''France Culture'', ''Canal Plus'', ''Monde des Livres'' and ''Magazine Littéraire''. As of 2021, Guilbert sits on the jury of the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...

. In 2022, she made her acting debut in Albert Serra's drama film ''

Pacifiction ''Pacifiction'' (french: Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles) is a 2022 internationally co-produced drama thriller film written and directed by Albert Serra, and starring Benoît Magimel. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, ...

''.

Works

* 1994 : Saint-Simon ou l’encre de la subversion, Gallimard * 1996 : Pour Guy Debord, Gallimard * 2000 : Le musée national, Gallimard * 2004 : L’écrivain le plus libre, Gallimard * 2008 : Warhol spirit, Grasset (Prix Médicis de l'essai) * 2012 : Réanimation, Grasset

References

21st-century French writers Sciences Po alumni Prix Médicis essai winners Living people 1963 births {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub