Philippe Claudel

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February 02, 1962 in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

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Literature & Fiction

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Philippe Claudel is a French writer and film director.
His most famous work to date is the novel " Les Âmes Grises " - " Grey Souls ", which won the prix Renaudot award in France, was shortlisted for the American Gumshoe Award, and won Sweden's Martin Beck Award. In addition to his writing, Philippe Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy.

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Books by Philippe Claudel

Average rating: 3.75 · 1,612 ratings · 288 reviews · 25 distinct works

	Brodeck: A novel 3.96 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	My rating:
	La Petite Fille de Monsieur Linh 3.90 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2005 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Grey Souls 3.66 avg rating — 513 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	My rating:
	The Investigation: A Novel by Philippe Claudel, John Cullen (Translator) 2.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Zonder mij 3.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Le monde sans les enfants et autres histoires 3.26 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Rivier van vergetelheid 3.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Le Café de l'Excelsior 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Quelques Uns Des Cent Regrets 3.04 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tot ziens, meneer Friant by Philippe Claudel, Katelijne De Vuyst (translator) 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001	My rating:

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Quotes by Philippe Claudel

“...In the end, there's no sort of difference between dying from ignorance and dying under the feet of thousands of men who have regained their freedom. You close your eyes, and then there's nothing anymore. And death is never difficult. It requires neither a hero nor a slave. It eats what it's served.”
― Philippe Claudel, Brodeck: A novel

tags: death , freedom , humanity , slavery

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“It's always been difficult for me to speak and express my innermost thoughts. I prefer to write. When I sit down and write, words grow very docile, they come and feed out of my hand like little birds, and I can do almost what I want with them; whereas when I try to marshal them in open air, they fly away from me.”
― Philippe Claudel, Brodeck: A novel

tags: writing

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“Peut-être d'ailleurs aime-t-il entendre cette voix parce que précisément il ne peut comprendre les mots qu'elle prononce, et qu'ainsi il est sûr qu'ils ne le blesseront pas, qu'ils ne lui diront pas ce qu'il ne veut pas entendre, qu'ils ne poseront pas de questions douloureuses, qu'ils ne viendront pas dans le passé pour l'exhumer avec violence et le jeter à ses pieds comme une dépouille sanglante.”
― Philippe Claudel

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