Jean-Marc Roberts (3 May 195425 March 2013) was a French editor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Life
He started writing in the early 1970s. He was awarded the 1973
Fénéon Prize for ''Samedi, dimanche et fêtes'' (English: ''Saturday, Sunday and holidays''), and, in 1979, 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 ...
for his novel ''Affaires étrangères'' (English: ''Foreign Affairs''). He was an editor for Seuil, the Mercure de France and Fayard and a director of Editions Stock.
He died of cancer on 25 March 2013.
Bibliography
*''Samedi, dimanche et fêtes'', Le Seuil, 1972. (
Prix Fénéon
The Fénéon Prize (''Prix Fénéon''), established in 1949, is awarded annually to a French-language writer and a visual artist no older than 35 years of age. The prize was established by Fanny Fénéon, the widow of French art critic Félix Fénà ...
, 1973)
*''Baudelaire et les voleurs'', Julliard, 1973.
*''Le Sommeil agité'', Le Seuil, 1977.
*''Les Enfants de fortune'', Le Seuil, 1978.
*''Affaires étrangères'', Le Seuil, 1979. (
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 ...
, 1979)
*''L'Ami de Vincent'', Le Seuil, 1982.
*''Portrait craché'', Le Seuil, 1983.
*''Méchant'', Le Seuil, 1985.
*''Mon père américain'', Le Seuil, 1988.
*''L'Angoisse du tigre,'' Le Seuil, 1990.
*''Les Seins de Blanche Neige'', Grasset, 1993.
*''Affaires personnelles,'' Grasset, 1996.
*''Monsieur Pinocchio,'' Julliard, 1998.
*''Un début d'explication'', Le Seuil, 2000.
*''Une petite femme,'' Grasset, 2000.
*''Toilette de chat'', Le Seuil, 2003.
*''Les Bêtes curieuses,'' réédition, Balland, 2003.
*''Je te laisse,'' Le Seuil, 2004.
*''Cinquante ans passés,'' Grasset, 2006.
*''La Prière,'' Flammarion, 2008.
*''François-Marie,'' Gallimard, 2011.
Screenplays
*''Une étrange affaire de Pierre Granier-Deferre'', 1981, after his ''Affaires étranges''.
*''Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt!'' by
Denys Granier-Deferre, 1982, after his ''Les Bêtes curieuses''.
*''L'Ami de Vincent'' by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter
His 1971 film ''Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 196 ...
, 1983, after his novel.
*''Cours privé'' by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter
His 1971 film ''Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 196 ...
, 1986.
*''Elles n'oublient jamais'' (Love in the Strangest Way) by
Christopher Frank
Christopher Frank (5 December 1942, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK – 19 November 1993, Paris, France) was a British-born French writer, screenwriter, and film director. He won the 1972 Prix Renaudot for his novel ''La Nuit américaine'' th ...
, 1993.
*''Faux et usage de faux''
*''La Couleur du vent''
*'' les gros salaires levent le doigt!!!''
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References
External links
"Every day at Orly"
''Paris-Lifestyle'',
''Lire'', 01/06/2000
* :fr:Jean-Marc Roberts, "Jean-Marc Roberts", ''French wikipedia''
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1954 births
2013 deaths
Prix Renaudot winners
Writers from Paris
French editors
French male screenwriters
French screenwriters
French male novelists
20th-century French novelists
Prix Fénéon winners
20th-century French male writers
French male non-fiction writers