François Bon, born on 22 May 1953 in Luçon, is a French writer and translator.

Work

François Bon published his first novel in 1982, ''Sortie d'usine.'' He then earned a creative residency at the

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in 1984, and has since worked in literature, as a writer, translator, performer or publisher. François Bon has written essays, novels, radio programs, poetry as well as theatre or children's literature. In 2010, he began a series of translations of novels and essays by the American author H.P Lovecraft, for which he created a website, The Lovecraft Monument. He also works with underprivileged young people in writing workshops. Since 2013, he teaches creative writing at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts of Cergy-Pontoise (France).

Contribution to web literature

In 1997, Bon created one of the first French websites entirely about literature : ''remue.net'', that evolved into ''tierslivre.net'' and became his primary creative platform. His interest for literary creation on and for the Internet led him to work on a project about digital photography, ''tumulte.net'', a website that turned into a book, ''Tumulte'', published in 2006. He has since participated in symposiums and panels, where he has discussed the relationship between literature and technology. He launched an

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publishing company, ''Publie.net'' and has released an essay about the changing nature of the book in the

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, ''Après le livre'' (2011). In 2016, Bon created his own publishing house, Tiers Livre Editeurs, which complements his blog's output.

Distinctions

* 1984-1985 : resident at the

. * 1987-1988 : laureate of the ''Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst'' (''Berliner Künstlerprogramm''). * 1991 : laureate of the Bosch Fondation (Stuttgart). * 1992 : awarded the Prix Paul Vaillant-Couturier for ''L'Enterrement''. * 1992 : awarded the Prix du livre en Poitou-Charentes for ''L’Enterrement''. * 1993 : awarded the Prix Télérama for ''Dans la ville invisible''. * 2000 : awarded the Prix France Culture / revue Urbanisme "La ville à lire" for ''Paysage fer''. * 2002 : awarded the

Prix Louis-Guilloux The prix Louis-Guilloux is a French literary award established in 1983 by the Conseil général of the Côtes-d'Armor with the writers Yvon Le Men, Yannick Pelletier (specialist of Louis Guilloux). The idea of this prie is "to perpetuate the lit ...

for ''Mécanique''. * 2002 : awarded the Prix d'automne de la Société des gens de Lettre for ''Rolling Stones''. * 2004 : awarded the

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, ...

for ''Daewoo''. * 2015 : Mission Stendhal (Lovecraft archives in Providence).

Bibliography

Romans et récits

* ''Sortie d'usine'', Paris, Minuit, 1982 * ''Limite'', Paris, Minuit, 1985 * ''Le Crime de Buzon'', Paris, Minuit, 1986 * ''Décor ciment'', Paris, Minuit, 1988 * ''Calvaire des chiens'', Paris, Minuit, 1990 * ''L'Enterrement'', Lagrasse, Verdier, 1991 * ''Temps machine'', Lagrasse, Verdier, 1992 * ''Un fait divers'', Paris, Minuit, 1994 * ''C'était toute une vie'', Lagrasse, Verdier, 1995 * ''Parking'', Paris, Minuit, 1996 * ''Voleurs de feu - Les vies singulières des poètes'', illustrated by

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, Paris, Hatier, 1996 * ''Prison,'' Lagrasse, Verdier, 1997 * ''Impatience,'' Paris, Minuit, 1998 * ''Tous les mots sont adultes'', method for writing workshops, Paris, Fayard, 2000 * ''Paysage fer'', Lagrasse, Verdier, 2000 * ''15021'', photos of Jérôme Schlomoff, Coaraze, L'Amourier éditions, 2000 * ''Mécanique'', Lagrasse, Verdier, 2001 * ''Daewoo'', Paris, Fayard, 2004 * ''Tumulte'', Paris, Fayard, 2006 * ''L'Incendie du Hilton'', Paris, Albin Michel, 2009

Children's and youth's literature

* ''Dans la ville invisible'', Paris, Gallimard Jeunesse, 1993 * ''30, rue de la Poste'', Paris, Seuil Jeunesse, 1996 * ''Autoroute'', Paris, Seuil Jeunesse, 1998

Essays and biographies

* ''La Folie Rabelais'', Paris, Minuit, 1990 * ''

, illustrateur'', Paris, Casterman, 1994 * ''Dehors est la ville'', essay about

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, Paris, Flohic, 1998 * ''Pour Koltès'', Besançon, Solitaires Intempestifs, 2000 * ''Rolling Stones, une biographie,'' Paris, Fayard, 2002 * ''Bob Dylan, une biographie'', Paris, Albin Michel, 2007 * ''Rock'n roll, un portrait de Led Zeppelin'', Paris, Albin Michel, 2008 * ''Billancourt'', with photos from Antoine Stéphani, Paris, Cercle d'art, 2004 * ''Petit Palais'', with photos from Antoine Stéphani, Paris, Cercle d'art, 2005 * ''Après le livre'', Paris, Seuil, 2011 * ''Autobiographie des objets'', Paris, Seuil, 2012 * ''Proust est une fiction'', Paris, Seuil, 2013 * ''Fragments du dedans'', Paris, Grasset, 2014

Theatre plays

* ''Quatre avec le mort'', Paris, Verdier, 2002 * ''Quoi faire de son chien mort'', Besançon, Solitaires intempestifs, 2004 * ''Dialogue avec ta mort'', Tiers Livre éditeur, 2016

References

External links

Tierslivre
his personal web site (in French)
Le Tumulte

Critical bibliography (Auteurs.contemporain.info)
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