Christine Angot
Writing
February 7, 1959 (67) Châteauroux, Indre, France
The French novelist, playwright and journalist was born in Châteauroux, France in 1959. Her first novel âVu du Cielâ was published in 1990. She rose to great prominence in 1999 with âLâIncesteâ. This was followed by titles including âLes DĂŠsaxĂŠsâ and âUne part du CĹurâ, both of which were awarded the Prix France Culture. Her most recently published work âLe Voyage dans lâEstâ won the 2021 Medici Prize. She was made an Officer of Arts and Letters in 2013 and has been a member of the Goncourt Academy since 2023. Une famille is her debut film.
