Brigitte Giraud Explained

Brigitte Giraud
Birth Place:Sidi-Bel-Abbès, French Algeria
Occupation:Writer
Language:French
Awards:Prix Goncourt (2022)
Years Active:1997–present

Brigitte Giraud (pronounced as /fr/; born 1960, Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria) is a French writer, author of novels and short stories. She was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for her autobiographical novel Vivre vite (English: Live Fast).

Early life

Born in 1960,[1] Brigitte Giraud grew up in Rillieux-la-Pape, France, before settling in nearby Lyon.[2] She has studied English, German and Arabic.[3]

Career

Giraud has worked as a bookseller, translator and journalist. For her first book, La chambre des parents (1997), she received the Prix Littéraire des Étudiants and for Nico, her second novel, the Prix Lettres frontière Rhône-Alpes.[4] In 2001, she received a special mention for the Wepler Prize for À présent.[5] She won the Goncourt short story prize in 2007 for her collection L'amour est très surestimé (English: Love Is Very Overrated),[6] then the Grand Prix Jean Giono for Une année étrangère (English: A Year Abroad) in 2009.[7]

On 3 November 2022, she was awarded the 2022 Prix Goncourt for Vivre vite, a récit about the death of her husband, Claude, in 1999 at the age of 41.[8] She is the thirteenth woman to receive the Goncourt since the prize's establishment in 1903.[9] Giraud won after the jury underwent fourteen rounds of voting, the maximum amount permitted. The final vote ended in a stalemate and, in accordance with the rules, the president of the Goncourt Academy cast a deciding vote, selecting Giraud's novel over Giuliano da Empoli's The Wizard of the Kremlin (Le mage du Kremlin).[10]

Personal life

Giraud lives in Lyon. Her husband, Claude, died in a motorbike accident in 1999.[11]

Works

Novels and narratives (récits)

Short stories

Collections

Participation

Adaptations

Awards and honours

Nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brigitte Giraud. Evene.fr. 1960 . Le Figaro. fr. 10 November 2022.
  2. News: Beaugé. Mathilde. 3 November 2022. La Lyonnaise Brigitte Giraud reçoit le prix Goncourt 2022. Tribune de Lyon. fr. 10 November 2022.
  3. News: 3 November 2022. Brigitte Giraud, au nom du mari. France 24. AFP. fr. 10 November 2022.
  4. Web site: . Nous Serons des Héros . Lettres Frontières . 2023-05-31.
  5. News: . PRIX . Le Monde . 2001-11-30 . 2023-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127032330/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2001/11/30/prix_4222711_1819218.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url . 2023-01-27 . bot: unknown .
  6. Web site: . Goncourt de la Nouvelle . Académie Goncourt . 2023-06-12.
  7. Web site: . Brigitte Giraud . Le Livre à Metz . 2023-06-12.
  8. News: Rousseau. Christine. 3 November 2022. Le Goncourt récompense Brigitte Giraud pour Vivre vite, texte poignant sur la disparition de son compagnon. Le Monde. fr. 10 November 2022. subscription.
  9. Web site: Brigitte Giraud, prix Goncourt 2022 pour "Vivre vite". Chaverou. Éric. 3 November 2022. Radio France. fr. 10 November 2022.
  10. News: 3 November 2022. Brigitte Giraud remporte le Goncourt avec "Vivre vite", 13e autrice sacrée en 120 ans. L'Express. fr. AFP. 10 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Le prix Goncourt 2022 décerné à Brigitte Giraud pour son roman "Vivre vite". Groyer. Flavien. 3 November 2022. France Bleu. fr. 10 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Raymond . Vincent . Un loup pour l'homme… et pour le cinéma . Le Petit Bulletin . 2017-10-24 . 2023-06-12.
  13. Web site: Aurélie Filippetti. Arrêté du 16 janvier 2014 portant nomination et promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Ministry of Culture and Communication. 2016-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711135940/http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Ministere/Services-rattaches-a-la-ministre/Section-des-distinctions-honorifiques/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-janvier-2014. 2015-07-11. dead.
  14. News: Willsher. Kim. 3 November 2022. Brigitte Giraud becomes 13th woman to win Prix Goncourt. The Guardian. 9 November 2022.
  15. News: Leyris. Raphaëlle. 16 November 2017. Goncourt des lycéens : Alice Zeniter récompensée pour L'Art de perdre. Le Monde. fr. 10 November 2022.

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