Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam (née Garino; born 16 March 1966) is a French writer. She also writes under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri. In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel ''La Treizième Heure''.

Biography

Born in 1966 in Marseille as Emmanuelle Garino, she lives in Villejuif, near Paris. She writes under the surname of her first husband, with whom she has two daughters. Since 2013, she has also published noir novels under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri. In 2018, she published the novel ''Arcadia'' (french: Arcadie, link=no), which received the 2019

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 ...

. It was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, Prix Médicis and

Prix de Flore The Prix de Flore is a French literary prize founded in 1994 by Frédéric Beigbeder. The aim of the prize is to reward youthful authors and is judged by a panel of journalists. It is awarded yearly in November, at the Café de Flore in Paris. The ...

. It was also longlisted for the Prix France-Culture and

Prix Wepler The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler (Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes, ...

. In 2021, she co-wrote the screenplay of Émilie Aussel's first feature film ''L'Été l'éternité'' (Our Eternal Summer), which had its world premiere at the 74th

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. In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel ''La Treizième Heure''.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''6P. 4A. 2A.'', short stories, Martigues, France, Éditions Contre-pied, 1994, 26 p. * ''Rai-de-cœur'', Paris, Éditions P.O.L, 1996, 106 p. * ''Tout ce qui brille'', Éditions P.O.L, 1997, 118 p. * ''Pauvres morts'', Éditions P.O.L, 2000, 185 p. * ''Hymen'', Éditions P.O.L, 2002, 285 p. * ''Le Triomphe'', Éditions P.O.L, 2005, 158 p. * ''Une fille du feu'', Éditions P.O.L, 2008, 184 p. * ''La Princesse de'', Éditions P.O.L, 2010, 267 p. * ''Si tout n'a pas péri avec mon innocence'', Éditions P.O.L, 2013, 448 p. * ''Je viens'', Éditions P.O.L, 2015, 464 p. * ** *

as Rebecca Lighieri

* ''Husbands'', novel, Éditions P.O.L, 2013, 448 p. * ''Les Garçons de l'été'', novel, Éditions P.O.L, 2017, 448 p. * ''Eden'', novel, Medium+, 202 p. * ''Que dire !'' (collaborative bande dessinée with Jean-Marc Pontier), Les Enfants Rouges, 2019 * ''Il est des Hommes qui se perdront toujours'', novel, Éditions P.O.L, 2020, 373 p.

Plays

* ''Mon père m'a donné un mari'', Éditions P.O.L, 2013, 176 p. * ''À l'abordage !'', 2020

Awards

* 2013 – Prix Ouest-France Étonnants Voyageurs for ''Si tout n'a pas péri avec mon innocence'' * 2013 – Prix Alexandre-Vialatte for ''Si tout n'a pas péri avec mon innocence'' * 2019 –

for ''Arcadie'' * 2022 – Prix littéraire des lycéens des Pays de la Loire for ''Il est des Hommes qui se perdront toujours'' * 2022 – Prix Médicis for ''La Treizième Heure''

References

1966 births Living people 20th-century French writers 21st-century French writers French women novelists Prix Médicis winners Writers from Marseille Prix du Livre Inter winners {{France-writer-stub