Fabrice Hadjadj
Encyclopedia
Fabrice Hadjadj is a French writer
and philosopher, born in 1971 in Nanterre
to Jewish
parents of Tunisia
n heritage. In his teens he was an atheist and anarchist, and he maintained a nihilistic
attitude for most of his twenties until, in 1998, he converted to Catholicism
. His book Réussir sa mort: Anti-méthode pour vivre, won the Grand Prix catholique de littérature in 2006. Currently Hadjadj teaches philosophy and literature in Toulon
. He is married to the actress Siffreine Michel and is the father of four daughters and one son.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and philosopher, born in 1971 in Nanterre
Nanterre
Nanterre is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located west of the center of Paris.Nanterre is the capital of the Hauts-de-Seine department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Nanterre....
to Jewish
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
parents of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n heritage. In his teens he was an atheist and anarchist, and he maintained a nihilistic
Nihilism
Nihilism is the philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value...
attitude for most of his twenties until, in 1998, he converted to Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
. His book Réussir sa mort: Anti-méthode pour vivre, won the Grand Prix catholique de littérature in 2006. Currently Hadjadj teaches philosophy and literature in Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
. He is married to the actress Siffreine Michel and is the father of four daughters and one son.
Publications
- Traité de Bouddhisme zen à l'usage du bourgeois d'Occident (under the pseudomyn Tetsuo-Marcel Kato), Éditions du PARC, 1998
- Et les violents s'en emparent, Éditions Les Provinciales, 1999
- A quoi sert de gagner le monde: Un vie de saint François Xavier, Éditions Les Provinciales, 2002; revised edition 2004 (Play)
- La terre chemin du ciel, Éditions du Cerf, 2002
- La salle capitulaire (with Gérard Breuil), Éditions Les Provinciales, 2003 (Monologues to accompany an exhibition by Breuil)
- Arcabas: Passion Résurrection, Éditions du Cerf, 2004 (Theatrical work to accompany a polyptychPolyptychA polyptych generally refers to a painting which is divided into sections, or panels. The terminology that follows is in relevance to the number of panels integrated into a particular piece of work: "diptych" describes a two-part work of art; "triptych" describes a three-part work; "tetraptych"...
by ArcabasArcabasJean-Marie Pirot known as Arcabas, a name given by his pupils, is a French contemporary sacred artist.He studied in the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris and taught in the École des Beaux-Arts of Grenoble...
) - Réussir sa mort: Anti-méthode pour vivre, Presses de la Renaissance, 2005 (Grand Prix catholique de littérature)
- Massacre des Innocents: Scènes de ménage et de tragédie, Éditions Les Provinciales, 2006 (Play)
- La profondeur des sexes: Pour une mystique de la chair, Éditions du Seuil, 2008
- L'agneu mystique: Le retable des frères Van Eyck, Éditions de l'Oeuvre, 2008
- Pasiphaé: ou comment l'on devient la mère du Minotaure, Éditions Desclée de Brouer, 2009 (Play)
- La foi des dėmons: ou l'athéisme dépassé, Éditions Salvator, 2009
- Le jugement dernier: Le retable de Beaune, Éditions de l'Oeuvre, 2010
- Le Paradis à la porte: Essai sur une joie qui dérange, Éditions du Seuil, 2011
- Job: ou la torture des amis, Éditions Salvator, 2011