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Yann Moix

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Yan Moix

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-03-31 (Nevers)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Nevers, France → Reims, France → Paris, France

Career

Occupations
Writer, Film director, Television panelist
Active Years
1996-2024
Influenced By
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Education

University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Philosophy
Degree: Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
Country: France
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy
École supérieure de commerce de Reims
Country: France
Graduated
Sciences Po
Country: France
Graduated

Awards

Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman
1996
Work: Jubilations vers le ciel
Category: first novel
Result: winner
Prix François Mauriac
1996
Work: Jubilations vers le ciel
Organization: Académie Française
Result: winner
Prix Renaudot
2013
Work: Naissance
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jubilations vers le ciel

1996 Novel

Debut novel. Won Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman.

JubilationHeaven

Naissance

2013 Novel

Prix Renaudot winner.

Orléans

2019 Novel

Autobiographical novel about childhood abuse. Caused controversy.

AbuseFamily

Bibliography

  • Jubilations vers le ciel (1996)
  • Les cimetières sont des champs de fleurs (1997)
  • Anissa Corto (2000)
  • Podium (2002)
  • Partouz (2004)
  • Panthéon (2006)
  • Mort et vie d'Edith Stein (2007)
  • La meute (2010)
  • Naissance (2013)
  • Une simple lettre d'amour (2015)
  • Rompre (2019)
  • Orléans (2019)
  • Reims (2021)
  • Verdun (2022)
  • Paris (2022)

Adaptations

  • Podium (film, 2004, dir. Yann Moix)

Legacy

French writer and film director. Winner of Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman and Prix Renaudot. Author of numerous novels and TV panelist. Controversial figure.

Trivia

  • Contributed to a Holocaust-denying magazine as a student, leading to controversy.
  • Sparked outrage by saying women over 50 are 'invisible' to him.