Cécile Guilbert (born 1963) is a French writer and

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. She studied at

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. She has written a number of books on writers who are ''esprits libres'' or "free spirits": Saint Simon,

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and

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. She won the

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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

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. In 2022, she made her acting debut in

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's drama film ''

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''.

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