Mathieu Riboulet (13 June 1960 – 5 February 2018) was a French writer and film director.

Biography

The son of architect , Mathieu Riboulet studied cinema and modern letters at the New Sorbonne University. He made several self-produced films within the framework of the ''Spy Films'' company established in the 1980s before devoting himself to writing. The main characters of ''Quelqu'un s'approche'', of the novels ''Le Corps des anges'' and ''L'Amant des morts'' are young men attracted by men. In November 2012, his novel ' was awarded the prix Décembre. In 2013, Riboulet became a

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. He died from cancer on 5 February 2018.

Filmography

* 2007: ''Guillaume et les sortilèges'' by Pierre Léon : La Perfection faite Homme.

Works

*1996: ''Un sentiment océanique'', Maurice Nadeau *1999: ''Mère Biscuit'', Maurice Nadeau *2000: ''Quelqu'un s'approche'', Maurice Nadeau *2003: ''Le Regard de la source'', Maurice Nadeau *2004: ''Les Âmes inachevées'',

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, series "Haute enfance" *2005: ''Le Corps des anges'', Gallimard *2006: ''Deux larmes dans un peu d'eau'', Gallimard, series "L'un et l'autre" *2008: ''L'Amant des morts'', Verdier *2010: ''Avec Bastien'', *2012: ''Les Œuvres de miséricorde'', Verdier - Prix Décembre *2014: (with Véronique Aubouy) ''À la lecture'', Grasset *2015: (with Patrick Boucheron) ''Prendre dates. Paris, 6 janvier - 14 janvier 2015'', Verdier *2015: ''Lisières du corps'', Verdier *2015: ''Entre les deux il n’y a rien'', Verdier *2016: ''Or, il parlait du sanctuaire de son corps'', Les Inaperçus

Honours and prizes

Mathieu Riboulet was awarded several prizes: * Prix Thyde Monnier de la SGDL 2008 for ''L’Amant des morts'' * Prix de l’Estuaire 2009 for ''L’Amant des morts'' * Prix Décembre 2012 for ''Les Œuvres de miséricorde''

References

External links

Biographie, bibliographie et photo
on the site of the éditions Verdier
Interview with Mathieu Riboulet
à propos des parutions de 2015

on

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Mathieu Riboulet, ''Entre les deux, il n'y a rien''
on France Culture
''Entre les deux il n'y a rien'' de Mathieu Riboulet : récit de deuils impossible
on FranceInfo {{DEFAULTSORT:Riboulet, Mathieu 20th-century French non-fiction writers 21st-century French non-fiction writers French film directors French LGBTQ novelists Prix Décembre winners Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1960 births 2018 deaths