Catherine Rihoit
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Catherine Rihoit is a French woman of letters.
Portrait de Gabriel her first novel appeared in 1977. In 1979, she received the Prix des Deux Magots
for Le bal des débutantes. Her 1982 novel, La Nuit de Varennes ou l'Impossible n'est pas français was made into a film, That Night in Varennes
, the same year.
She has written several biographies - of Thérèse of Lisieux (Plon, 1992), of Brigitte Bardot
(1986), of Dalida
, and of Bernadette Soubirous
(2009).
Portrait de Gabriel her first novel appeared in 1977. In 1979, she received the Prix des Deux Magots
Prix des Deux Magots
The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt....
for Le bal des débutantes. Her 1982 novel, La Nuit de Varennes ou l'Impossible n'est pas français was made into a film, That Night in Varennes
That Night in Varennes
That Night in Varennes is a 1982 bilingual, Italian and French drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting between Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine and Sophie de la Borde...
, the same year.
She has written several biographies - of Thérèse of Lisieux (Plon, 1992), of Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...
(1986), of Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, and of Bernadette Soubirous
Bernadette Soubirous
Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was a miller's daughter born in Lourdes. From 11 February to 16 July 1858, she reported 18 apparitions of "a small young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at that site at Lourdes....
(2009).
- Selected Works
- Autrement, ailleurs: poèmes, 1977
- Le bal des débutantes, Gallimard, 1978, Prix des Deux MagotsPrix des Deux MagotsThe Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt....
- Les Abîmes du cœur, Gallimard, 1980
- Soleil, Gallimard, 1983
- Brigitte BardotBrigitte BardotBrigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer...
, un mythe français, Olivier Orban, 1986 - Retour à Cythère, 1988
- La petite princesse de Dieu, PlonPlon (publisher)Plon is a French book publishing company, founded in 1852 by Henri Plon and his two brothers.The Plon family were Walloons coming from Nivelle, France. One of their ancestors is probably the Danish typographer Jehan Plon who lived at the end of the 16th century.-History:The Editions Plon were...
http://www.plon.fr/auteurs.php?lettre=R , 1992 - (a biography of Thérèse of Lisieux) - La Dame au loup, Stock, 1999
- La Chambre de feu, 2002
- Les Maîtres du sens: Bergman, Fassbinder, Lynch, Pasolini, Visconti et quelques autres..., Séguier, 2005
- Au Bonheur des chats, 2007
- J'ai vu: L'extraordinaire histoire de Bernadette Soubirous, Plon, 2009.