Geneviève Brisac

Geneviève Brisac
Born	18 October 1951 (age 65) Paris
Language	French
Genre	Novel, screenplay, literary criticism, children's literature, short story
Notable works	Week-end de chasse à la mère
Notable awards	Prix Femina

Geneviève Brisac (born 18 October 1951 in Paris) is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1996, for Week-end de chasse à la mère,^[1] a novel translated in English as Losing Eugenio (2000)^[2] and referred to in The New York Times as a "mildly compelling text."^[3] She also writes short stories and children's literature, and is a literary critic for Le Monde,^[4] and with Christophe Honoré she co-wrote the screenplay for Honoré's Non Ma Fille, Tu N'iras pas Danser (2009).^[5] Plagued by anorexia from childhood, she wrote an "auto-fictional" novel, Petite (1994), in which she recounts her struggle with the disease.^[2]

References

1. "Tous les lauréats du Prix Femina". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
2. Havercroft, Barbara (2007). "Paper Thin: Agency and Anorexia in Geneviève Brisac's Petite". In Valerie Raoul. Unfitting stories: narrative approaches to disease, disability, and trauma. Wilfrid Laurier UP. pp. 61–69. ISBN 978-0-88920-509-3.
3. Courtivron, Isabelle de (22 June 1997). "The French Still Love a Succes de Scandale". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
4. Gandillot, Thierry (3 May 2001). "Geneviève Brisac fait court avec talent". L'Express. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
5. Frasquet, Rébecca (2 September 2009). "Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser: Honoré filme sa Bretagne natale". Le Point. Retrieved 3 February 2011.