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Philippe Besson (born 29 January 1967) is a French writer, playwright and screenwriter. Besson was born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente, and has written a total of 23 novels, several of which have been adapted for cinema or theater.
Lie with Me ( French: Arrête avec tes mensonges, lit. 'Stop with Your Lies') is a novel by French writer Philippe Besson. It was published in 2017 to critical acclaim, and became a bestseller in France. [1]
Apr 30, 2019 · The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson—“the French Brokeback Mountain” (Elle)—about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress/writer Molly Ringwald.
About Philippe Besson: In 1999, Besson, who was a jurist at that time, was inspired to write his first novel, In the Absence of Men, while reading some a...
Jan 5, 2017 · The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internationally acclaimed actress/writer Molly Ringwald.
May 13, 2019 · An elegiac tale of first, hidden love between two teen-age boys who have no chance of a shared future, “Lie with Me” sold more than a hundred thousand copies in France, where it won...
Apr 7, 2020 · The critically acclaimed, internationally beloved novel by Philippe Besson—“this year’s Call Me By Your Name” (Vulture) with raves in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal,...
May 1, 2019 · Philippe Besson's novel — ably translated from the French by Molly Ringwald — chronicles a painful teenaged heartbreak, followed by grown-up ennui. It's a well-worn but...
The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson—“the French Brokeback Mountain” (Elle)—about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty...
Philippe Besson is an author, screenwriter, and playwright. His first novel, In the Absence of Men, was awarded the Emmanuel Roblès Prize in 2001, and he is also the author of, among other books, Late Autumn (Grand Prize RTL-Lire), A Boy from Italy, and The Atlantic House.
