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Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam (née Garino; born 16 March 1966)[1] is a French writer. She also writes under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri. In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel La Treizième Heure.
Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam | |
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Born | Emmanuelle Garino 16 March 1966 Marseille, France[1] |
Pen name | Rebecca Lighieri |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | French |
Years active | 1994–present |
Notable works | Arcadie (2018) La Treizième Heure (2022) |
Notable awards | Prix Médicis (2022) |
Born in 1966 in Marseille as Emmanuelle Garino, she lives in Villejuif, near Paris. She writes under the surname of her first husband, with whom she has two daughters.[2]
Since 2013, she has also published noir novels under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri.[3]
In 2018, she published the novel Arcadia (French: Arcadie), which received the 2019 Prix du Livre Inter. It was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, Prix Médicis and Prix de Flore. It was also longlisted for the Prix France-Culture and Prix Wepler.
In 2021, she co-wrote the screenplay of Émilie Aussel's first feature film L'Été l'éternité (Our Eternal Summer),[4] which had its world premiere at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.[5]
In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel La Treizième Heure.
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