Anne-Marie Garat
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Anne-Marie Garat is a French novelist. She won the Prix Femina
for her novel
Aden in 1992 and the prix Marguerite Audoux for her novel Les mal famées.
Studying literature in Bordeaux
, she then obtained a DEA
in cinema
at the université de Paris I. She lived in Paris, where she taught cinema and photography. Jack Lang
then commissioned her to teach cinema at the école.
She has published several novels, psychological
in nature and with major female characters. They are set in various eras of the 20th century (e.g. the 1910s for Dans la main du diable, the Second World War for Les mal famées).
Following Dans la main du diable set before World War I in 1914, Anne-Marie Garat pursued in 2008, with L'enfant des ténèbres, her epic depiction of the 20th century, bringing up the period of 1930s and the rise of the totalitarian dictatorships.
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
for her novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Aden in 1992 and the prix Marguerite Audoux for her novel Les mal famées.
Studying literature in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, she then obtained a DEA
DEA (former French degree)
A Master of Advanced Studies is a non-consecutive postgraduate degree awarded predominantly in European countries. A MAS program offers comprehensive training in a specific field and can either give access to higher qualification in one's profession or lead to a new profession...
in cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
at the université de Paris I. She lived in Paris, where she taught cinema and photography. Jack Lang
Jack Lang (French politician)
Jack Mathieu Émile Lang is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as France's Minister of Culture from 1981 to 1986 and 1988 to 1992, and as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and 2000 to 2002. He was also the Mayor of Blois from 1989 to 2000...
then commissioned her to teach cinema at the école.
She has published several novels, psychological
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
in nature and with major female characters. They are set in various eras of the 20th century (e.g. the 1910s for Dans la main du diable, the Second World War for Les mal famées).
Following Dans la main du diable set before World War I in 1914, Anne-Marie Garat pursued in 2008, with L'enfant des ténèbres, her epic depiction of the 20th century, bringing up the period of 1930s and the rise of the totalitarian dictatorships.
Works
- L'homme de Blaye, Flammarion, 1984
- Voie non classée, Flammarion, 1985
- L'insomniaque, Flammarion, 1987
- Le monarque égaré, Flammarion, 1989 ; Seuil, 1996
- Chambre noire, Flammarion, 1990 - Prix Alain-FournierPrix Alain-FournierThe Prix Alain-Fournier is a French literary prize, awarded by the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond in honour of Alain-Fournier, author of Le Grand Meaulnes...
- Aden, Seuil, 1992 - prix FeminaPrix FeminaThe Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
- Photos de familles, Seuil, 1994
- Merle, Seuil, 1996
- Dans la pente du toit, Seuil, 1998
- L'amour de loin, Actes Sud, 1998
- Itsvan arrive par le train du soir, Seuil, 1999
- Les mal famées, Actes Sud, 2000 ; Babel N°557 - Prix Marguerite Audoux
- Nous nous connaissons déjà, Actes Sud, 2003 ; Babel n°741
- La Rotonde, Actes Sud, 2004
- Une faim de loup. Lecture du Petit Chaperon rouge, Actes Sud, 2004
- Dans la main du diable, Actes Sud, 2006
- On ne peut pas continuer comme ça, Atelier In8, 2006
- Un tout petit coeur,actes sud junior,2004