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Philippe Claudel

フィリップ・クローデル

Philippe Claudel

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-02-02 （Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France）
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Nancy (worked)

Career

Occupations
novelist, film director, professor
Active Years
1990-

Awards

Prix Renaudot
2003
Work: Les Âmes grises
Organization: Prix Renaudot jury
Result: winner
Martin Beck Award
2006
Work: Les Âmes grises
Organization: Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result: winner
Prix Goncourt des lycéens
2007
Work: Le Rapport de Brodeck
Organization: Prix Goncourt des lycéens committee
Result: winner
Berlinale Ecumenical Jury Award
2008
Work: I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
Organization: Berlinale Ecumenical Jury
Result: winner
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
2009
Work: I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les Âmes grises

2003 novel

A novel set in a provincial town around the First World War, revolving around the death of a young girl and exploring human relations and moral ambiguity; has elements of a literary mystery.

guilt and redemptionmemorythe shadow of community
Translations
  • Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo, 2004

La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh

2005 novel

A short novel about an elderly immigrant and the little girl who becomes his companion, quietly portraying themes of empathy, loneliness and the immigrant experience.

lonelinessempathyimmigration
Translations
  • Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo, 2005

Le Rapport de Brodeck

2009 novel

Through a narrator tasked with writing a report about a massacre in a village, the novel allegorically examines responsibility, memory and the expulsion of the outsider.

violence and responsibilitymemory of historyexclusion
Translations
  • Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo, 2009

I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)

2008 film

A feature film directed by Philippe Claudel about a woman with a troubled past and her family's attempt at reconciliation; it received international recognition.

family reconciliationpast and redemption

Bibliography

  • Les Âmes grises
  • La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh
  • Les Âmes enfantines (title uncertain)
  • Le Rapport de Brodeck

Adaptations

  • I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
  • Tous les soleils
  • Before the Winter (Avant l'hiver)

Translations of Works

  • Les Âmes grises — Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo
  • La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh — Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo
  • Le Rapport de Brodeck — Japanese translation by Takahashi Kei, Misuzu Shobo

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, restrained proseallegorical and symbolic expression
Recurring Motifs
loneliness and alienationpast and memoryethics of the community

Legacy

Regarded as an important contemporary French writer, Claudel has received international recognition both for his literary works and films. His work is noted for addressing social alienation and moral questions.

Trivia

  • He has served as a professor at the University of Nancy.
  • Several of his major works have been translated into Japanese (translator: Takahashi Kei).
  • He works both as a novelist and as a film director and has received film awards internationally.