Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam
Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam in 2022
Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam in 2022
BornEmmanuelle Garino
(1966-03-16) 16 March 1966 (age 57)
Marseille, France[1]
Pen nameRebecca Lighieri
OccupationWriter
LanguageFrench
Years active1994–present
Notable worksArcadie (2018)
La Treizième Heure (2022)
Notable awardsPrix Médicis (2022)

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.

Biography

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.

Bibliography

Novels

as Rebecca Lighieri

Plays

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c Lançon, Philippe (20 August 1996). "Emma Bayamack-Tam, 30 ans, publie son premier roman". Libération (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Forster, Siegfried (8 November 2022). "Le prix Médicis 2022 décerné à Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam pour La Treizième heure". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ Tran Huy, Minh (22 June 2020). "Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam : "Pas besoin d'aller très loin pour trouver la violence, elle est en nous"". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ Fabre, Clarisse (4 May 2022). "L'Eté l'éternité : ombre et soleil d'une jeunesse mortelle". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ Grater, Tom (1 July 2021). "Locarno Unveils 2021 Line-Up: Abel Ferrara's Ethan Hawke-Starrer 'Zeros And Ones' To World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ Karine Motch (March–May 2000). "Pauvres morts - Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam". Le Matricule des Anges, n° 30. Retrieved 11 November 2022..
  7. ^ Marta Krol (September 2008). "Une fille du feu". Le Matricule des Anges, n° 96. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ Gilles Chenaille. "La Princesse de de Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam". Marie Claire. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. ^ Cherloneix, Karin (20 May 2013). "La rage de la jeunesse primée à Étonnants Voyageurs". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ Helmlinger, Julien (5 April 2013). "Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam honorée du Prix Vialatte". ActuaLitté (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Arcadie d'Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam remporte le Prix du Livre Inter". France Inter (in French). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. ^ Le Bris, Antonin (23 May 2022). "Prix littéraire des lycéens des Pays de la Loire : l'autrice Rebecca Lighieri primée". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Le prix Médicis décerné à Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam". Le Monde (in French). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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