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{{Writer<br />
| name = Philippe Besson<br />
| image = Philippe Besson salon radio france 2011.jpg<br />
| caption = Besson at [[Radio France]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 January 1967}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire]], [[Charente]], France<br />
| occupation = {{cslist | Author | Screenwriter }}<br />
| subject = {{cslist | Fiction | Novel | Theater }}<br />
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list|''In the Absence of Men''|''[[Lie with Me (novel)|Lie with Me]]'' }}<br />
| awards = {{unbulleted list|[[Prix Emmanuel Roblès]] | [[Prix Maison de la Presse]] }}<br />
| alma_mater = [[Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen]]<br />
| nationality = French<br />
| language = French<br />
}}<br />
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'''Philippe Besson''' (born 29 January 1967) is a French [[writer]], playwright and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.culturesfrance.com/adpf-publi/fiction/FF02_BESSON_ANG.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107005128/http://www.culturesfrance.com/adpf-publi/fiction/FF02_BESSON_ANG.pdf |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Besson was born in [[Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire]], [[Charente]], and has written a total of 23 novels, several of which have been adapted for cinema or theater.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Besson grew up the child of schoolteacher father and a notary clerk mother. Besson was often mocked by his classmates because of his appearance, his clothes and his manners. During his final school year, he fell in love with a peasant's son in his village in Charente, but they were forced to hide their relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-07 |title="Arrête avec tes mensonges", le roman autobiographique de Philippe Besson |url=https://www.rts.ch/info/culture/livres/8810860-arrete-avec-tes-mensonges-le-roman-autobiographique-de-philippe-besson.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=rts.ch |language=fr}}</ref> Besson attended [[Rouen Business School|l'École supérieure de commerce de Rouen]], now called Neoma Business School.<br />
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In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, ''En l'absence des hommes'', while reading of accounts of ex-servicemen during the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/label-france-issues_2555/label-france-no.-64_3965/literature_3981/contemporary-writers_3986/the-world-according-to-philippe-besson_5394.html |title=Contemporary writers - The world according to Philippe Besson - Ministère des Affaires étrangères |website=www.diplomatie.gouv.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015103944/http://diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/label-france_2554/label-france-issues_2555/label-france-no.-64_3965/literature_3981/contemporary-writers_3986/the-world-according-to-philippe-besson_5394.html |archive-date=2007-10-15}}</ref><br />
The novel won the [[Prix Emmanuel Roblès]].<br />
Besson's second novel, ''Son Frère'' was shortlisted for the [[Prix Femina]], and adapted for cinema by [[Patrice Chéreau]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/philippebesson/filmography/p132053 |title=Philippe Besson Filmography |website=www.fandango.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615023626/http://www.fandango.com/philippebesson/filmography/p132053 |archive-date=2011-06-15}}</ref><br />
The film was well received and won the [[Silver Bear]] at the [[Berlin Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2003/juryLongFilm.html |title=Festival de Cannes - From 11 to 22 may 2011 |website=www.festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203071939/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2003/juryLongFilm.html |archive-date=2010-12-03}}</ref><br />
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Besson's novel ''Arrête avec tes mensonges'' (published in English under the title ''[[Lie with Me (novel)|Lie with Me]]'') received critical acclaim, became a bestseller in France, and won several awards including the [[Prix Maison de la Presse]] and ''Prix Psychologies du roman inspirant''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le prix Maison de la presse révèle sa sélection finale 2017 |url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/le-prix-maison-de-la-presse-revele-sa-selection-finale-2017 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Livres Hebdo |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prix Psychologies du Roman {{!}} Livres Hebdo |url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/prix-litteraires/tous-les-prix/prix-psychologies-du-roman#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=archive.wikiwix.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hadley |first=Tessa |date=2019-09-06 |title=Lie With Me by Philippe Besson review – a French bestseller |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/06/lie-with-me-philippe-besson-review |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The book was adapted in 2022 into [[Lie with Me (2022 film)|a movie of the same name]], which premiered in the [[Angoulême Francophone Film Festival]] on August 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arrête avec tes mensonges {{!}} Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême |url=https://filmfrancophone.fr/fr/program-guide/film/arrete-avec-tes-mensonges |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lie with Me (2022) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18626656 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=IMDB}}</ref> The novel was also adapted into a play performed in January 2023 at the ''Théâtre de la Tempête'' in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=tablette |first=Théâtral magazine actualité et critiques du théâtre sur papier, web et |title=Philippe Besson voit son roman Arrête avec tes mensonges adapté au théâtre de la Tempête - (03/01/23) |url=http://www.theatral-magazine.com/actualites-philippe-besson-voit-son-roman-arrete-avec-tes-mensonges-adapte-au-theatre-de-la-tempete-030123.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.theatral-magazine.com |language=fr}}</ref><br />
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==Major works==<br />
*''En l'absence des hommes'', [[Éditions Julliard]], 2001, {{ISBN|9782260015642}}<br />
**''[[In the Absence of Men]]'', translated by [[Frank Wynne]], Heinemann 2003, Carroll & Graf, 2003, {{ISBN|978-0-7867-1161-1}}<br />
*''Son frère'', Julliard, 2001, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01586-4}}<br />
**''[[His Brother (novel)|His Brother]]'', translated by Frank Wynne, Heinemann, 2004, {{ISBN|978-0-434-01211-4}}<br />
* ''L'arrière saison'', Julliard, 2002, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01610-6}} (inspired by [[Edward Hopper]]'s painting Nighthawks)<br />
* ''Un garçon d'Italie'', Julliard, 2003, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01642-7}} (which was shortlisted for both the [[Prix Goncourt]] and the Prix Médicis.)<br />
* ''Les Jours fragiles'', Julliard, 2004, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01641-0}} (focussing on the last days of Rimbaud, it has been optioned by François Dupeyron for the cinema.)<br />
* ''Un instant d'abandon: roman'', Julliard, 2005, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01681-6}}<br />
* ''Se résoudre aux adieux: roman'', Julliard, 2007, {{ISBN|978-2-260-01726-4}}<br />
**''The Accidental Man''<br />
*''Arrête avec tes mensonges'', [[Éditions Julliard]], 2017, {{ISBN|9782260029885}}<br />
**''[[Lie with Me (novel)|Lie with Me]]'', translated by [[Molly Ringwald]], [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]], 2019, {{ISBN|9780241987094}}<br />
* ''Un Personnage de Roman - Macron par Besson'', French and European Publications Inc, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1547902231}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124214709/https://www.speakitsname.com/2009/06/03/review-in-the-absence-of-men-by-philippe-besson/ "Review: In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson"], ''Speak its name''<br />
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