Jean-Philippe Toussaint

Jean -Philippe Toussaint (* November 29, 1957 in Brussels) is a Belgian writer and director.

Life

Jean -Philippe Toussaint was born the son of the journalist Yvon Toussaint and the bookseller Monique Lanskoronskis. From 1971 he lived in Paris. In 1973 he won the Cannes junior world title in Scrabble. In 1978 he received a diploma from the Institut d' études politiques de Paris, a year later, his DEA ( Diploma d' études approfondies ) in Modern History. Already during his studies he began to write. He wrote a play and in collaboration with a friend a novel, and another novel, which he sent to Alain Robbe- Grillet, which was never published.

In order to avoid military service, he applied for a job as a French teacher in Médéa (Algeria) and held this activity from 1982 to 1984. Here he met Madeleine SANTANDREA know, both married in 1983. From the marriage a son and a daughter were born. During this time he wrote the novel La salle de bain, which was initially rejected by several publishers. A copy of his manuscript, which he had sent to Alain Robbe-Grillet, finally fell into the hands of Jérôme Lindon, the publisher Éditions de Minuit, which it published in 1985. Toussaint had this publisher is not written because he " franchement trop intellectual " appeared to him.

In 1986 the novel Monsieur. In 1987, he co-authored with John Lvoff the screenplay for La salle de bain, who also took over the government in its film adaptation. Two years later, L' appareil -photo, in about the same time with the filming of Monsieur, at the Toussaint first self directed. In 1990 he was invited to spend the Villa Médicis Hors les Murs few months in Madrid, where he worked on the novel La reticence, which came out in 1991. La reticence was in a darkened room, finally stopping at the same time trying to quit smoking. In 1992 he filmed his novel L' appareil -photo under the title La Sévillane. The following year he was invited by the DAAD for a one-year stay in Berlin, where he ' realized the film Berlin 10H46 and started work on the novel La télévision. 1995 filmed Toussaint his hitherto unpublished screenplay La Patinoire filming were broadcast live on the Internet. In 1996 he accepted an invitation from the villa Kujoyama to Kyoto for a longer stay, in 1997 he published his novel La télévision. Be published in 2000 Toussaint " Travelogue " Autoportrait (à l' étranger ). The novel appeared in 2002 Faire l' Amour was a bestseller in France. 2006 Toussaint was one of the most important literary prizes in France, the "Prix Médicis " for the novel Fuir. When Faire l' Amour and Fuir are the first two parts of a trilogy that takes place in Asia and the result of extensive travels and stays of the author in Japan and China.

In his collection of essays The urgency and patience Toussaint describes his development as a writer and his reading. The book was No. 1 on the SWR of Fame and received mostly very positive reviews in Germany.

In addition to his work as a writer and director Toussaint has now ( especially in Japan and France) presented his photographic work in several exhibitions. He lives in his native city and the island of Corsica.

Works

  • The bathroom. Novel. (La salle de bain, 1985), Frankfurt from the French by Joachim Unseld publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2004, ISBN 3-627-00119-2
  • Monsieur. Novel. ( Monsieur, 1986) Goldmann, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-442-09553-0.
  • The camera. Novel. (L' appareil -photo, 1988), Frankfurt from the French by Joachim Unseld publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2005, ISBN 3-627-00128-1.
  • The bait. Novel. (La reticence, 1991), Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 1993, ISBN 3-518-40564-0.
  • Television. Novel. (La télévision, 1997), Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 2001, ISBN 3-518-39699-4.
  • Self-Portrait ( in a foreign country ). ( Autoportrait (à l' Etranger ), 1999 ) Frankfurt publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2001, 3-627-00083-8.
  • Love yourself. Novel. ( Faire l' amour, 2002) Frankfurt publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 3-627-00107-9
  • Flee. Novel. ( Fuir, 2005), from the French by Joachim Unseld Frankfurt publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2007, ISBN 978-3-627-00133-9.
  • Zidane's Melancholy. (La mélancolie de Zidane, 2006), Frankfurt from the French by Joachim Unseld publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 2007, ISBN 978-3-627-00141-4.
  • The Truth About Marie ( La vérité sur Marie, 2009), from the French by Joachim Unseld, Frankfurt publishing house, Frankfurt am Main 2010 ISBN 978-3-627-00167-4
  • The urgency and patience. Essays, (L' urgence et la patience, 2012), from the French by Joachim Unseld, Frankfurt publishing house, Frankfurt am Main, 2012. S. 90

Movies

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