Céline Minard

Céline Minard (born 1969 in Rouen) is a French writer.

Biography

After studying philosophy, she devoted herself to the work of writing, sometimes collaborating with visual artists. Her work would mark "the return of pure and hard fiction in the French literary landscape".

In 2007 and 2008, she was a resident of the Villa Médicis in Rome. In 2011, she was a resident of Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto in Japan.

In 2008, her 4th novel, Bastard Battle, was rewarded with a special mention by the jury of the Prix Wepler.

In 2011, she received the prestigious Franz-Hessel-Preis for So Long Luise.[1] With Faillir être flingué, she was rewarded with several prizes including the Prix Virilo [fr] in 2013 and the Prix du Livre Inter in 2014.[2]

Works

  • 2004: R., Comp'Act.[3]
  • 2005: La Manadologie, Musica Falsa Éditions
  • 2007: Le Dernier Monde, Denoël.[4]
  • 2008: Bastard battle, Éditions Léo Scheer [fr], coll. « Laureli »
  • 2010: Olimpia, Denoël
  • 2011: So long, Luise, Denoël
  • 2011: Les Ales, in collaboration with scomparo, Cambourakis
  • 2013: Faillir être flingué, Payot & Rivages.[5]
  • 2014: KA TA, emballé by scomparo, Rivages
  • 2016: Le Grand Jeu, Rivages
  • 2021: Plasmas

Distinctions

  • Special mention of the Prix Wepler 2008 for Bastard battle
  • Franz-Hessel Prize 2011 for So long, Luise
  • Prix Virilo 2013 for Faillir être flingué
  • Prix du Style 2013 for Faillir être flingué
  • Prix du Livre Inter 2014 for Faillir être flingué
  • Sélection Prix Mauvais genres 2013 for Faillir être flingué.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Melle et Céline Minard, lauréats du prix franco-allemand Franz Hessel". LExpress.fr. Dec 9, 2011. Retrieved Dec 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Céline Minard lauréate du prix du livre Inter, Le Monde /AFP June 2014
  3. ^ Eric Dussert, Le Matricule des Anges n° 053, May 2004. ": R. - Céline Minard". Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Nathalie Crom - Telerama n° 2978. "Céline Minard. Le Dernier Monde". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Laurence Biava. "Faillir être flingué, Céline Minard". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Alexandre Mathis et Dominique Kalifa lauréats du 2ème Prix du livre Mauvais genres France Culture - Obsession". France Culture. Oct 19, 2013. Retrieved Dec 14, 2019.