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Simon Liberati

シモン・リベラティ

Shimon Riberati

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-05-12 (Paris, France)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Paris, France

Career

Occupations
Writer, Journalist
Active Years
2004-2024
Influenced By
Frédéric Beigbeder

Education

Collège Stanislas de Paris
Country: France
Sorbonne University
Latin grammar
Country: France
University of Paris

Awards

Prix de Flore
2009
Work: L'Hyper Justine
Organization: Café de Flore
Result: winner
Prix Femina
2011
Work: Jayne Mansfield 1967
Organization: Prix Femina jury
Result: winner
Prix Renaudot
2022
Work: Performance
Organization: Prix Renaudot jury
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

L'Hyper Justine

2009 Novel

A novel depicting the world of fashion and celebrities.

AdolescenceDereliction

Jayne Mansfield 1967

2011 Novel

Recounts the tragic destiny of actress Jayne Mansfield.

CelebrityTragedy

Performance

2022 Novel

A novel awarded the Prix Renaudot.

Contemporary society

Bibliography

  • Anthologie des apparitions (2004)
  • Nada exist (2007)
  • L'Hyper Justine (2009)
  • Jayne Mansfield 1967 (2011)
  • 113 études de littérature romantique (2013)
  • Eva (2015)
  • California girls (2016)
  • Les Rameaux noirs (2017)
  • Les Violettes de l'avenue Foch (2017)
  • Occident (2019)
  • Les Démons (2020)
  • Liberty (2021)
  • Performance (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Romantic and personal narrative
Recurring Motifs
Fall of celebritiesMemories of youth

Legacy

French writer known for novels on celebrities and youth, winner of major literary prizes including Prix Femina and Prix Renaudot.

In Popular Culture

  • Married to actress Eva Ionesco.

Trivia

  • Arrested with Frédéric Beigbeder for drug use in 2008.
  • Married to actress and director Eva Ionesco since 2013.
  • Father is André Liberati.