Martin Page (French author) explained
Martin Page (born 1975) is a French writer.[1]
He is the author of the bestselling novel, How I Became Stupid,[1] which won the Euroregional schools’ literature prize,[2] an award given by Belgian, Dutch and German students.[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- How I Became Stupid (Comment je suis devenu stupide) (2000),[4]
- Une parfaite journée parfaite (2002),
- La libellule de ses huit ans (2003),
- On s'habitue aux fins du monde (2005),
- The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection (Peut-être une histoire d'amour) (2008),
- La disparition de Paris et sa renaissance en Afrique (2010),
- La mauvaise habitude d'être soi (2010), illustrated by Quentin Faucompré,
- La nuit a dévoré le monde (2012), with pseudonym Pit Agarmen,
- L'apiculture selon Samuel Beckett (2013),
- Je suis un dragon (2015), with pseudonym Pit Agarmen,
- L'art de revenir à la vie (2016),
Young adult novels
Flora et Max series, with Coline Pierré:
- La folle rencontre de Flora et Max (2015),
- Les nouvelles vies de Flora et Max (2018),
Stand-alones:
- Traité sur les miroirs pour faire apparaitre les dragons (2009),
- Le club des inadaptés (2010),
- Plus tard, je serai moi (2012),
Children's novels
- Le garçon de toutes les couleurs (2007),
- Je suis un tremblement de terre (2009),
- Conversation avec un gâteau au chocolat (2009), illustrated by Aude Picault,
- Le zoo des légumes (2013), illustrated by Sandrine Bonini,
- La première fois que j'ai (un peu) changé le monde (2018),
Young adult short stories
- "L'invention d'un secret" (2007), collected in Juke-box
Children's books
Picture books:
- La bataille contre mon lit (2011), illustrated by Sandrine Bonini,
- La recette des parents (2016), illustrated by Quentin Faucompré,
- Le permis d'être un enfant (2019), illustrated by Ronan Badel,
Comics
- Le banc de touche (2012), with Clément C. Fabre,
- Tu vas rater ta vie et personne ne t'aimera jamais (2012),
- 16 ways to get a boner (2013)[5]
- If diseases were desserts (2013)[6]
Poems
- 24 putain de poèmes de Noël (2021), collection of 24 poems[7]
- Un accident entre le monde et moi (2022), collection of poems,
Non-fiction
Essays:
- De la pluie (2007),
- Manuel d'écriture et de survie (2014),
- La charité des pauvres à l'égard des riches (2015), illustrated by Quentin Faucompré,
- Les animaux ne sont pas comestibles (2017),
- Au-delà de la pénétration (2020),
Self help:
- N'essayez pas de changer : le monde restera toujours votre ennemi (2018), illustrated by Coline Pierré,
Epistolary:
Adaptations
- Comment je suis devenu stupide (2004), comic by Nicolas Witko, based on novel How I Became Stupid
- Maybe a Love Story (2018), film directed by Rodrigo Bernardo, based on novel The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection
- The Night Eats the World (2018), film directed by Dominique Rocher, based on novel La nuit a dévoré le monde
- Le club des inadapté.e.s (2021), comic by Cati Baur, based on novel Le club des inadaptés
Sources
- http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?isbn=9780142004951&atch=h&atchi=158346812
- http://www.tower.com/details/details.cfm?wapi=100555497
External links
- Monstrograph (in French)
- Web site: Carpentier. Mélanie. Camhi. Marilyne. Interview de Martin Page. September 2005. 2008-10-31. Evene.fr. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031033928/http://www.evene.fr/livres/actualite/interview-de-martin-page-180.php. 2007-10-31.
Notes and References
- Web site: The French Publisher's Agency . Martin Page . 2009-04-04 .
- Web site: How I Became Stupid . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714080815/http://www.meuse-rhine-journal.com/html/Gov_20040323161407.html . dead . 2011-07-14 . Meuse-Rhine Journal . 2003-03-23 . 2009-04-04 .
- Web site: Ritzefeld-Gymnasium . Euregio-Schüler-Literaturpreis 2004 an Martin Page . German . 2004 . 2009-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070731014638/http://www.ritzefeld-gymnasium.de/euregiolit04/kuer.htm . 2007-07-31 .
- Web site: Le Dilattante . Martin Page . https://web.archive.org/web/20070909205622/http://www.ledilettante.com/fiche-auteur.asp?Clef=160 . dead . 2007-09-09 . French . 2009-04-09 .
- Web site: 16 ways to get a boner – Martin Page. 2023-03-11. Monstrograph. fr.
- Web site: If diseases were desserts – Martin Page. 2023-03-11. Monstrograph. fr.
- Web site: 24 putain de poèmes de Noël (version pdf gratuite). 2023-03-11. Monstrograph. fr.