Fénéon Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1985) Winner
Hervé Guibert
エヴェ・ギベール
Eve Gibēru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-12-14 （Saint-Cloud）
- Died
- 1991-12-27 （Paris） age 36
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Paris → La Rochelle
Career
- Occupations
- writer, photographer, filmmaker, actor, journalist
- Active Years
- 1977-1991
- Affiliations
- Le Monde, Villa Medicis
- Influenced By
- Jean Genet, Thomas Bernhard
- Influenced
- Michel Foucault
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | César Award for Best Original Screenplay | L'homme blessé | — | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Fénéon Prize | Des aveugles | — | — | 受賞 |
César Award for Best Original Screenplay
1984
Work:
L'homme blessé
Organization:
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
Result:
受賞
Fénéon Prize
1985
Work:
Des aveugles
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
À l'ami qui ne m'a pas sauvé la vie
1990 autofictionAutofictional novel detailing his struggle with AIDS, publicly revealing his HIV status and changing public attitudes.
AIDSdeathfriendshipsexuality
Translations
- Linda Coverdale
Le Protocole compassionnel
1991 autofictionContinuation detailing the progression of his illness.
illnesstreatmentdeath
Translations
- James Kirkup
L'Homme au chapeau rouge
1992 autofictionPosthumously published autofiction.
deathblindness
Translations
- James Kirkup
Bibliography
- La Mort propagande
- Zouc
- Suzanne et Louise
- L'Image fantôme
- Les Aventures singulières
- Les Chiens
- Voyage avec deux enfants
- Les Lubies d'Arthur
- L'Homme blessé : scénario et notes
- Le Seul Visage
- Des aveugles
- Mes parents
- "Vous m'avez fait former des fantômes"
- Les Gangsters
- Mauve le Vierge
- Fou de Vincent
- L'Incognito
- À l'ami qui ne m'a pas sauvé la vie
- Le Protocole compassionnel
- Mon valet et moi
- Vice
- L'Homme au chapeau rouge
- Cytomégalovirus
- Le Paradis
Adaptations
- La Pudeur ou l'impudeur (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- autofictionalcandid and provocativefragmentary
- Recurring Motifs
- AIDSdeathsexualityblindness
Health
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AIDS1988-1991Influenced his writing, focusing on documenting his illness, ultimately leading to his death.
Legacy
Played a key role in changing French public attitudes toward HIV/AIDS through his autofictional works documenting his illness.
In Popular Culture
- Known as a close friend and lover of Michel Foucault.
Quotes
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In this book, he tells the story of his illness, AIDS, in the late 1980s. He tells of how life with the virus became an existential adventure, how it affected a generation, how it stole his friends and lovers, and how writing was for him a bulwark against death and destruction.
Source: The Guardian, Nina Bouraoui (2020)
Trivia
- Lover of Michel Foucault.
- Married Thierry Jouno's partner in 1989 to pass royalties to her.
- Died after a suicide attempt.