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Delphine de Vigan

デルフィーヌ・ド・ヴィガン

Derufīnu do Vigan

Pen Names: Lou DelvigUsed for her first published work

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1966-03-01 (Boulogne-Billancourt)
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Residence History
Alfortville

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2001-

Awards

Prix Renaudot
2015
Work: D'après une histoire vraie
Organization: Prix Renaudot Committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
2015
Work: D'après une histoire vraie
Result: 受賞
Prix des libraires
2009
Work: No et moi
Result: 受賞
Prix du roman Fnac
2011
Work: Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit
Result: 受賞
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
2016
Organization: French Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

No et moi

2007 Novel

Depicts the life of a young homeless woman from the point of view of a highly gifted thirteen-year-old girl.

HomelessnessGifted childrenSocial isolation
Adaptations
  • [Film] No et moi / Zabou Breitman (2010)
Translations
  • Translated into 20 languages

Bibliography

  • Jours sans faim (2001)
  • Les Jolis Garçons (2005)
  • Un soir de décembre (2005)
  • No et moi (2007)
  • Les Heures souterraines (2009)
  • Rien ne s'oppose à la nuit (2011)
  • D'après une histoire vraie (2015)
  • Les Loyautés (2018)
  • Les Gratitudes (2019)
  • Les enfants sont rois (2021)

Adaptations

  • No et moi (film, 2010)
  • Based on a True Story (film, 2017)

Translations of Works

  • Many works translated into multiple languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Deep psychological portrayalExploration of boundaries between reality and fiction
Recurring Motifs
Trauma to children from adult behaviorFamily breakdownMental illness

Legacy

Internationally acclaimed French novelist known for works exploring trauma and its impact on children, winner of several major literary prizes.

In Popular Culture

  • Adaptation of 'Les enfants sont rois' in preparation by Disney+

Trivia

  • Wrote her first four novels at night while working at a public opinion firm by day
  • Partnered with François Busnel, has two children