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 Liberati was born in Paris. After studying Latin grammar at the Sorbonne,Simon Liberati , interlignes.curiosphere.tv, accessdate 6 January 2017. he became a journalist, among others for FHM,Simon Libérati, Evene, accessdate 6 January 2017. GraziaLe Femina à Simon Liberati pour un requiem à Jayne Mansfield, Le Parisien, 7 November 2011.Le Flore attribué à Simon Liberati, Le Point, 5 novembre 2009. and 20 Ans Luc Le Vaillant, « Dandy un peu maudit , Libération, 31 August 2011. where he was responsible (among other things) of the horoscope heading. 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.Benjamin Locoge, « Frédéric Beigbeder, le passé à ses basques », Paris Match, 22 August 2009. This episode is at the origin of A French Novel, published in 2009 by Frédéric Beigbeder, Liberati se libère, Le Nouvel Observateur, 17 September 2009. in which Simon Liberati appears in the guise of a character called "the poet".Simon Liberati, prix de Flore 2009 , Le Nouvel Observateur, 5 November 2009.
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 , in the collection "" and (, 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, GQ, 5 November 2009. whose jury was chaired by Frédéric Beigbeder, a friend and editor of the author's first novel.Simon Liberati, Anthologie des apparitions, Ina.fr, 16 October 2004. These bonds were noted by some media.Le prix de Flore 2009 est décerné : Frédéric Beigbeder favorise son ami, buzz-littéraire.com, 5 November 2009.Le prix de Flore ou la fin du monde , Le Nouvel Observateur, 6 novembre 2009.
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.Simon Liberati emporte le prix Femina pour Jayne Mansfield 1967 , Le Monde, 7 November 2011.Liberati : sexe, drogue et prix Femina , Le Nouvel Observateur, 7 November 2011. 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 copiesDavid Caviglioli, « Le marque-page de la semaine: d'Ormesson, Liberati, Badiou... », Le Nouvel Observateur, 16 March 2012.Marianne Payot, Pour vendre beaucoup de livres, ayez le Goncourt, ou inventez l'iPhone , L'Express, 17 November 2011. Simon Liberati declared that if his first novel had sold well (around 20,000 copies), others had barely reached the 3,000 mark., « Petit déjeuner avec Simon Liberati », puretrend.com, 29 décembre 2011.
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".Bernard Quiriny, Simon Liberati et Charles Dantzig, le match des pédants , evene.fr, 14 January 2013. and which proposes to the reader to discover the readings that have built Simon Liberati. The book enjoyed a positive reception.Francis Matthys, Liberati et la littérature romantique, La Libre Belgique, 14 January 2013.Marin de Viry, « La guerre du goût », Marianne, 12 January 2013.
On 3 November 2022, his novel Performance was awarded the Prix Renaudot.
Personal life Simon Liberati has been married to actress and film director Eva Ionesco since 8 December 2013.Simon Liberati, « Eva Ionesco : une petite princesse au Soleil levant », Libération, 3 June 2014.
Work
Literature 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. 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 2014: Rosa, short film, in collaboration with Eva Ionesco
References
External links 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, all about Eva, interview and portrait by Olivier Zahm on Purple.fr