Joy Sorman (English)

Born in Paris in 1973, Joy Sorman gives a sensitive and strong overview on our contemporary world. As a politically committed novelist, she publishes her first book in 2005, entitled Boys, Boys, Boys, regarded as "a manifesto for a manly feminism". She does not hesitate to explore further social topics, to sit in a train station to write Paris, Gare du Nord (Gallimard, 2011), to immerse herself in the mental institution environment for À la folie (Flamarion, 2021) or to listen to NTM band on repeat for her book Du Bruit (Gallimard, 2009).

ITINERARY

1997 : She passed the philosophy CAPES exam, before choosing to forgo teaching.
2005 : Her first book is released, entitled Boys, Boys, Boys, and wins that same year the Prix de Flore.
2013 : Her novelComme une bête receives the Prix François Mauriac of the Académie Française.
2013 : She his named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature).
2014 : Her book La Peau de l'ours is selected for the Prix Goncourt.

CURRENT EVENTS

Her most recent book,À la folie, is released in February 2021, published by Éditions Flammarion.
She participates in the filming of the documentary short-movie « Grand Paris des écrivains » project launched by the Libération paper in 2020.

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