Frédéric Beigbeder

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September 21, 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

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Literature & Fiction

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Beigbeder was born into a privileged family in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His mother, Christine de Chasteigner, is a translator of mawkish novels (Barbara Cartland et al.); his father, Jean-Michel Beigbeder, is a headhunter. He studied at the Lycée Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand, and later at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Upon graduation at the at the age of 24, began work as an advertising executive, author, broadcaster, publisher, and dilettante.

In 1994, Beigbeder founded the "Prix de Flore", which takes its name from the famous and plush Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The prize is awarded annually to a promising young French author. Vincent Ravalec, Jacques A. Bertrand, Michel Houellebecq are among those who have won...more

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Books by Frédéric Beigbeder

Average rating: 3.46 · 5,734 ratings · 296 reviews · 25 distinct works

	99 francs (14,99 Euros) 3.54 avg rating — 1,981 ratings — published 2000 — 31 editions	My rating:
	L'amour dure trois ans 3.56 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 1997 — 30 editions	My rating:
	Windows on the World by Frédéric Beigbeder, Frank Wynne (Translator) 3.45 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Nouvelles sous ecstasy by Frédéric Beigbeder, Frede Beigbeder 3.25 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	My rating:
	L'Egoïste Romantique 3.39 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Un roman français 3.59 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Vacances Dans Le Coma 3.20 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Au secours pardon 3.12 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Mémoires D'un Jeune Homme Dérangé 3.38 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 120 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Dernier Inventaire Avant Liquidation 3.07 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:

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“Ma vie est un désastre, mais personne ne le voit car je suis très poli : je souris tout le temps. Je souris parce que je pense que si l'on cache sa souffrance elle disparaît. Et dans un sens, c'est vrai : elle est invisible donc elle n'existe pas, puisque nous vivons dans le monde du visible, du vérifiable, du matériel. Ma douleur n'est pas matérielle ; elle est occultée. Je suis un négationniste de moi-même”
― Frédéric Beigbeder

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“Recette pour aller mieux. Répéter souvent ces trois phrases : le bonheur n'existe pas. L'amour est impossible. Rien n'est grave.”
― Frédéric Beigbeder, L'amour dure trois ans

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“L'amour est un combat perdu d'avance.”
― Frédéric Beigbeder, L'amour dure trois ans

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