Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise (, literally ''Auvers on Oise'') is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, on the northwestern outskirts of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most promine ...
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Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.
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France
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) is a French writer whose collection of essays ''La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules'' sold more than one million copies in France.
Writing career
After a happy childhood with his teacher parents, Philippe Delerm pursued literary studies at
Nanterre
Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807.
The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...
before becoming a teacher himself. In 1975, he married Martine Chosson, moved to
Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger () is a commune in the department of Eure in Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the valley of the Risle on the edge of the forest with which it shares its name. It is crossed by the Paris- ...
in
Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Bernay. The first manuscripts which Delerm sent in from 1976 were refused by publishers.
In 1983, ''La Cinquième saison'' aroused interest in the author, and he won the 1990
Prix Alain-Fournier
The Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary prize, awarded by the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond in honour of Alain-Fournier, author of ''Le Grand Meaulnes''. It is intended to give encouragement to a novelist at the beginning of their career, an ...
for his novel ''Autumn''. He achieved his first major success in 1997 with the release of ''La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules'', a collection of 35 essays or meditations, each one or two pages in length, describing the joys that can be taken in the "insignificant things" that make up life. It was translated into English as ''The Small Pleasures of Life'' (also known as ''We Could Almost Eat Outside: An appreciation of life's small pleasures'') by Sarah Hamp.
Delerm ended his teaching career in 2007 in order to concentrate on his writing full-time.
Sports journalism
As an amateur athlete in track & field, Delerm collaborated with the French sports newspaper '' L'Equipe'' for the
2004 Olympic Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in Athens, writing a daily piece for one of the track & field events. In August 2008, he was invited by
France Television
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to be a commentator for track & field events at the Beijing Olympics.
He also covered the
2009 French Open
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Family
Delerm is married to children's book illustrator Martine Delerm, with whom he has one son, singer-songwriter
Vincent Delerm
Vincent Delerm (born 31 August 1976) is a French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer. He is the son of the writer Philippe Delerm and illustrator Martine Delerm.
His first album was released in 2002, the second, ''Kensington Square'', in ...
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Bibliography
* ''Dickens, barbe à papa et autres nourritures délectables''
* ''Enregistrements pirates''
* ''La Première gorgée de bière et autres plaisirs minuscules'' (''The Small Pleasures of Life'' ; ''We Could Almost Eat Outside: An appreciation of life's small pleasures'' )
* ''La Cinquième saison''
* ''Le Portique''
* ''La Fille du Bouscat''
* ''Il avait plu tout le dimanche''
* ''Sortilège au muséum''
* ''Sunborn ou Les Jours de lumière''
* ''En pleine lucarne''
* ''La Sieste assassinée''
* ''Les Chemins nous inventent''
* ''Mister Mouse ou La Métaphysique du terrier''
* ''Autumn''
* ''L'Envol''
* ''Un Été pour mémoire''
* ''Panier de fruits''
* ''Le Buveur de temps''
* ''Les Amoureux de l'hôtel de ville''
* ''La Bulle de Tiepolo''
* ''Elle s'appelait Marine''
* ''Le Bonheur. Tableaux et bavardages''
* ''Le Miroir de ma mère''
* ''C'est bien''
* ''Rouen''
* ''C'est toujours bien''
* ''À Garonne''
* ''Paris l'instant''
* ''La tranchée d'Arenberg et autres voluptés sportives''
* ''Quelque chose en lui de Bartleby''
* ''Et vous avez eu beau temps?''