Anne Berest | |
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 Anne Berest at the Brive-la-Gaillarde book fair in 2010 | |
| Born | 15 September 1979 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Writer, actress |
| Notable awards | Grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro de la biographie (2018) |
| Relatives | Claire Berest (sister) Francis Picabia (great-grandfather) Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia (great-grandmother) |
Anne Berest (born 15 September 1979) is a French writer and actress.
Biography
In 2008 she adapted Patrick Modiano's short autobiography Un Pedigree for the theatre with Edouard Baer.[1] Denis Westhoff, son of Françoise Sagan asked Berest to write about the creation of his mother's novel, Bonjour Tristesse.[2] The resulting book, Sagan 1954, was well received by critics: Berest "searched for and found les mot justes."[3]
In 2017, with her sister Claire Berest, she wrote a biography of her great-grandmother Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia. With Gabriële, the Berest sisters succeeded in bringing attention to their great-grandmother's often overlooked life and influence in the art world, specifically within the Dada movement.[4]
La carte postale (The Postcard), an enquiry into her Jewish family's past during World War Two, made the final selection for the 2021 Prix Goncourt[5] as well as the Prix Renaudot.[6]
Books
- La Fille de son père, éditions du Seuil, 2010, ISBN 978-2-02-102783-9
- Les Patriarches, éditions Grasset, 2012 ISBN 978-2-246-80084-2
- Sagan 1954, éditions Stock, 2014, ISBN 978-2-234-07740-9
- How to be Parisian wherever you are (with Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret and Anne Berest, Doubleday, 2014, ISBN 978-0-09-195809-1
- Recherche femme parfaite, éditions Grasset, 2015, ISBN 978-2-246-85244-5
- Gabriële (with Claire Berest), éditions Stock, 2017 ISBN 978-2-234-08618-0
- La Visite, suivi de Les Filles de nos filles, Actes Sud, 2020, ISBN 978-2-330-13154-8
- La Carte postale, éditions Grasset, 2021 ISBN 9782246820505
Screenwriter
- Que d'Amour! (Just Love) by Marivaux, telefilm directed by Valérie Donzelli shown on Arte in 2014 - co-writer
- Paris Etc., series directed by Zabou Breitman shown on Canal+ in 2017 - co-writer
- Mytho, directed by Fabrice Gobert, released on Netflix in 2019 - co-writer (and co-creator)
- Valiant Hearts (2021), film directed by Mona Achache
References
- ↑ Silber, Martine (2008-05-05). "La vie antérieure de Modiano dans la voix d'Edouard Baer" [The previous life of Modiano in the voice of Edouard Baer]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Leyris, Raphaëlle (2014-05-10). "Sagan nostalgie" [Sagan nostalgia]. Le Monde (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Delorme, Marie-Laure (2014-05-14). "Anne Berest et Françoise Sagan, une amitié paradoxale" [Anne Berest and Françoise Sagan, a paradoxical friendship]. Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Koutchoumoff, Lisbeth (2017-09-01). ""Que voulez-vous, ma femme a un cerveau érotique..."" ["What do you want, my wife has an erotic brain"]. Le Temps (in French). Lausanne. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ "Prix Goncourt 2021 : plus que 9 romans en lice et de nouvelles règles" [Prix Goncourt 2021: only 9 novels in contention and some new rules]. L'Obs (in French). Paris. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ "Prix Renaudot 2021 : la 2e sélection est tombée" [Prix Renaudot 2021: the second selection has been announced]. L'Obs (in French). Paris. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
External links
- Anne Berest at IMDb