Simon Liberati

French writer and journalist

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Simon Liberati

Liberati in 2020

Born|  (1960-05-12) 12 May 1960 (age 63)
Paris, France
Occupation|

* Writer
* journalist

Language| French
Citizenship| France
Education| Collège Stanislas de Paris
Alma mater| Sorbonne
Notable awards| Prix de Flore (2009)
Prix Femina (2011)
Prix Renaudot (2022)
Spouse|

Eva Ionesco

(m. 2013)​

Relatives| André Liberati [fr] (father)

Simon Liberati (born 12 May 1960) is a French writer and journalist. For his novels, he has received the Prix de Flore (2009), Prix Femina (2011) and Prix Renaudot (2022).

## Biography[edit]

Liberati was born in Paris. After studying Latin grammar at the Sorbonne,[1] he became a journalist, among others for FHM,[2] Grazia[3][4] and 20 Ans[5] where he was responsible (among other things) of the horoscope heading.[6] Subsequently, he devoted himself to writing.

In 2004, Frédéric Beigbeder, then an editor at Flammarion, published his first novel, Anthologie des apparitions, on the theme of adolescence, which enjoyed a positive critical reception.

In 2007 he published the novel Nada exist in which he painted the portrait of a fashion photographer who slides from glitter and celebrity to dereliction.

In 2008, Simon Liberati and Frédéric Beigbeder were arrested by the police and placed in police custody for drug use on the public thoroughfare.[7] This episode is at the origin of A French Novel, published in 2009 by Frédéric Beigbeder[6] in which Simon Liberati appears in the guise of a character called "the poet".[8]

In 2008, he wrote the preface to On Dandyism and George Brummell by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, published by éditions de Paris and took part to the collection 10 ans, 10 auteurs, 10 nouvelles, published by J'ai lu [fr], in the collection "Nouvelle génération [fr]" and La Revue littéraire [fr] (éditions Léo Scheer [fr], n° 34/35), in which he published a literary critic titled "À propos des Bienveillantes".

His third work entitled L' Hyper Justine  received the prix de Flore 2009[9] whose jury was chaired by Frédéric Beigbeder, a friend[6] and editor of the author's first novel.[10] These bonds were noted by some media.[8][11][12]

In 2011, éditions Grasset published his fourth novel, Jayne Mansfield 1967, in the series "Ceci n'est pas un fait divers", a narrative in which he retraced the tragic destiny of the actress. The book was rewarded by the prix Femina on 7 November 2011.[13][14] Jayne Mansfield sold 35,000 copies, a number judged "disappointing" by the publisher itself; A text rewarded by the Feminina sells on average 155,000 copies[15][16] Simon Liberati declared that if his first novel had sold well (around 20,000 copies), others had barely reached the 3,000 mark.[17]

In January 2013 Flammarion published his 113 études de littérature romantique, a book, according to the site evene.fr, "Thick, a little messy, at once naive and sincere, with passages that are forgotten but also moments of grace".[18] and which proposes to the reader to discover the readings that have built Simon Liberati. The book enjoyed a positive reception.[19][20]

On 3 November 2022, his novel Performance was awarded the Prix Renaudot.[21]

## Personal life[edit]

Simon Liberati has been married to actress and film director Eva Ionesco since 8 December 2013.[22]

## Work[edit]

### Literature[edit]

* 2004: Anthologie des apparitions, Flammarion
* 2007: Nada exist, Flammarion
* 2009: L'Hyper Justine, Flammarion
* 2011: Jayne Mansfield 1967, Grasset, Prix Fémina
* 2013: 113 études de littérature romantique, Flammarion
* 2015: Eva, Stock.[23]
* 2016: California girls, Grasset
* 2017: Les Rameaux noirs, Stock, collection La Bleue
* 2017: Les Violettes de l'avenue Foch, Stock, collection La Bleue
* 2019: Occident, Grasset
* 2020: Les Démons, Stock
* 2021: Liberty, Séguier
* 2022: Performance, Grasset

### Cinema[edit]

* 2014: Rosa, short film, in collaboration with Eva Ionesco

## References[edit]

1. ^ Simon Liberati, interlignes.curiosphere.tv, accessdate 6 January 2017.
2. ^ Simon Libérati, Evene, accessdate 6 January 2017.
3. ^ Le Femina à Simon Liberati pour un requiem à Jayne Mansfield, Le Parisien, 7 November 2011.
4. ^ Le Flore attribué à Simon Liberati, Le Point, 5 novembre 2009.
5. ^ (in French) Luc Le Vaillant, « Dandy un peu maudit, Libération, 31 August 2011.
6. ^ a b c Fabrice Pliskin [fr], Liberati se libère, Le Nouvel Observateur, 17 September 2009.
7. ^ Benjamin Locoge, « Frédéric Beigbeder, le passé à ses basques », Paris Match, 22 August 2009.
8. ^ a b Simon Liberati, prix de Flore 2009, Le Nouvel Observateur, 5 November 2009.
9. ^ Simon Liberati, prix de Flore, GQ, 5 November 2009.
10. ^ Simon Liberati, Anthologie des apparitions, Ina.fr, 16 October 2004.
11. ^ Le prix de Flore 2009 est décerné : Frédéric Beigbeder favorise son ami, buzz-littéraire.com, 5 November 2009.
12. ^ Le prix de Flore ou la fin du monde, Le Nouvel Observateur, 6 novembre 2009.
13. ^ Simon Liberati emporte le prix Femina pour Jayne Mansfield 1967, Le Monde, 7 November 2011.
14. ^ Liberati : sexe, drogue et prix Femina, Le Nouvel Observateur, 7 November 2011.
15. ^ David Caviglioli, « Le marque-page de la semaine: d'Ormesson, Liberati, Badiou... », Le Nouvel Observateur, 16 March 2012.
16. ^ Marianne Payot, 'Pour vendre beaucoup de livres, ayez le Goncourt, ou inventez l'iPhone, L'Express, 17 November 2011.
17. ^ Paquita Paquin [fr], « Petit déjeuner avec Simon Liberati », puretrend.com, 29 décembre 2011.
18. ^ Bernard Quiriny, Simon Liberati et Charles Dantzig, le match des pédants, evene.fr, 14 January 2013.
19. ^ Francis Matthys, Liberati et la littérature romantique, La Libre Belgique, 14 January 2013.
20. ^ Marin de Viry, « La guerre du goût », Marianne, 12 January 2013.
21. ^ "Le prix Renaudot 2022 décerné à Simon Liberati pour son roman Performance". Le Parisien (in French). AFP. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
22. ^ Simon Liberati, « Eva Ionesco : une petite princesse au Soleil levant », Libération, 3 June 2014.
23. ^ ""Eva": Simon Liberati attaqué en justice". 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

## External links[edit]

* La vir romanesque de Simon Liberati on Mediapart
* Simon Liberati entre sexe, drogue et meurtres hippies on Tribune de Genève
* Simon Liberati, au sommet de son art on Transfuge
* Simon Liberati on Ina.fr (video)
* Simon Liberati at IMDb
* Simon Liberati, all about Eva, interview and portrait by Olivier Zahm on Purple.fr

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1904–1925|

* 1904 Myriam Harry
* 1905 Romain Rolland
* 1906 André Corthis
* 1907 Colette Yver
* 1908 Édouard Estaunié
* 1909 Edmond Jaloux
* 1910 Marguerite Audoux
* 1911 Louis de Robert
* 1912 Jacques Morel
* 1913 Camille Marbo
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917 Maurice Larrouy
* 1918 Henri Bachelin
* 1919 Roland Dorgelès
* 1920 Edmond Gojon
* 1921 Raymond Escholier
* 1922 Jacques de Lacretelle
* 1923 Jeanne Galzy
* 1924 Charles Derennes
* 1925 Joseph Delteil

1926–1950|

* 1926 Charles Silvestre
* 1927 Marie Le Franc
* 1928 Dominique Dunois
* 1929 Georges Bernanos
* 1930 Marc Chadourne
* 1931 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
* 1932 Ramon Fernandez [fr]
* 1933 Geneviève Fauconnier
* 1934 Robert Francis
* 1935 Claude Silve
* 1936 Louise Hervieu
* 1937 Raymonde Vincent
* 1938 Félix de Chazournes
* 1939 Paul Vialar
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944 Éditions de Minuit (publisher)
* 1945 Anne-Marie Monnet
* 1946 Michel Robida
* 1947 Gabrielle Roy
* 1948 Emmanuel Roblès
* 1949 Maria Le Hardouin
* 1950 Serge Groussard

1951–1975|

* 1951 Anne de Tourville
* 1952 Dominique Rolin
* 1953 Zoé Oldenbourg
* 1954 Gabriel Veraldi
* 1955 André Dhôtel
* 1956 François-Régis Bastide
* 1957 Christian Mégret
* 1958 Françoise Mallet-Joris
* 1959 Bernard Privat
* 1960 Louise Bellocq
* 1961 Henri Thomas
* 1962 Yves Berger
* 1963 Roger Vrigny
* 1964 Jean Blanzat
* 1965 Robert Pinget
* 1966 Irène Monesi
* 1967 Claire Etcherelli
* 1968 Marguerite Yourcenar
* 1969 Jorge Semprún
* 1970 François Nourissier
* 1971 Angelo Rinaldi
* 1972 Roger Grenier
* 1973 Michel Dard
* 1974 René-Victor Pilhes
* 1975 Claude Faraggi

1976–2000|

* 1976 Marie-Louise Haumont
* 1977 Régis Debray
* 1978 François Sonkin
* 1979 Pierre Moinot
* 1980 Jocelyne François
* 1981 Catherine Hermary-Vieille
* 1982 Anne Hébert
* 1983 Florence Delay
* 1984 Bertrand Visage
* 1985 Hector Bianciotti
* 1986 René Belletto
* 1987 Alain Absire
* 1988 Alexandre Jardin
* 1989 Sylvie Germain
* 1990 Pierrette Fleutiaux
* 1991 Paula Jacques
* 1992 Anne-Marie Garat
* 1993 Marc Lambron
* 1994 Olivier Rolin
* 1995 Emmanuel Carrère
* 1996 Geneviève Brisac
* 1997 Dominique Noguez
* 1998 François Cheng
* 1999 Maryline Desbiolles
* 2000 Camille Laurens

2001–present|

* 2001 Marie NDiaye
* 2002 Chantal Thomas
* 2003 Dai Sijie
* 2004 Jean-Paul Dubois
* 2005 Régis Jauffret
* 2006 Nancy Huston
* 2007 Éric Fottorino
* 2007 Gwenaëlle Aubry
* 2008 Jean-Louis Fournier
* 2010 Patrick Lapeyre
* 2011 Simon Liberati
* 2012 Patrick Deville
* 2013 Léonora Miano
* 2014 Yanick Lahens
* 2015 Christophe Boltanski
* 2016 Marcus Malte
* 2017 Philippe Jaenada
* 2018 Philippe Lançon
* 2019 Sylvain Prudhomme
* 2020 Serge Joncour
* 2021 Clara Dupont-Monod
* 2022 Claudie Hunzinger [fr]

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1926–1950|

* 1926: Armand Lunel
* 1927: Bernard Nabonne
* 1928: André Obey
* 1929: Marcel Aymé
* 1930: Germaine Beaumont
* 1931: Philippe Hériat
* 1932: Louis-Ferdinand Céline
* 1933: Charles Braibant
* 1934: Louis Francis
* 1935: François de Roux
* 1936: Louis Aragon
* 1937: Jean Rogissart
* 1938: Pierre Jean Launay
* 1939: Jean Malaquais
* 1940: Jules Roy
* 1941: Paul Mousset
* 1942: Robert Gaillard
* 1943: André Soubiran
* 1944: Roger Peyrefitte
* 1945: Henri Bosco
* 1946: David Rousset
* 1947: Jean Cayrol
* 1948: Pierre Fisson
* 1949: Louis Guilloux
* 1950: Pierre Molaine

1951–1975|

* 1951: Robert Margerit
* 1952: Jacques Perry
* 1953: Célia Bertin
* 1954: Jean Reverzy
* 1955: Georges Govy
* 1956: André Perrin
* 1957: Michel Butor
* 1958: Édouard Glissant
* 1959: Albert Palle
* 1960: Alfred Kern
* 1961: Roger Bordier
* 1962: Simone Jacquemard
* 1963: J. M. G. Le Clézio
* 1964: Jean-Pierre Faye
* 1965: Georges Perec
* 1966: José Cabanis
* 1967: Salvat Etchart
* 1968: Yambo Ouologuem
* 1969: Max Olivier-Lacamp
* 1970: Jean Freustié
* 1971: Pierre-Jean Rémy
* 1972: Christopher Frank
* 1973: Suzanne Prou
* 1974: Georges Borgeaud
* 1975: Jean Joubert

1976–2000|

* 1976: Michel Henry
* 1977: Alphonse Boudard
* 1978: Conrad Detrez
* 1979: Jean-Marc Roberts
* 1980: Danièle Sallenave
* 1981: Michel del Castillo
* 1982: Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud
* 1983: Jean-Marie Rouart
* 1984: Annie Ernaux
* 1985: Raphaële Billetdoux
* 1986: Christian Giudicelli
* 1987: René-Jean Clot
* 1988: René Depestre
* 1989: Philippe Doumenc
* 1990: Jean Colombier
* 1991: Dan Franck
* 1992: François Weyergans
* 1993: Nicolas Bréhal
* 1994: Guillaume Le Touze
* 1995: Patrick Besson
* 1996: Boris Schreiber
* 1997: Pascal Bruckner
* 1998: Dominique Bona
* 1999: Daniel Picouly
* 2000: Ahmadou Kourouma

2001–present|

* 2001: Martine Le Coz
* 2002: Gérard de Cortanze
* 2003: Philippe Claudel
* 2004: Irène Némirovsky
* 2005: Nina Bouraoui
* 2006: Alain Mabanckou
* 2007: Daniel Pennac
* 2008: Tierno Monénembo
* 2009: Frédéric Beigbeder
* 2010: Virginie Despentes
* 2011: Emmanuel Carrère
* 2012: Scholastique Mukasonga
* 2013: Yann Moix
* 2014: David Foenkinos
* 2015: Delphine de Vigan
* 2016: Yasmina Reza
* 2017: Olivier Guez
* 2018: Valérie Manteau
* 2019: Sylvain Tesson
* 2020: Marie-Hélène Lafon
* 2021: Amélie Nothomb
* 2022: Simon Liberati

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