Son frère
Encyclopedia
Son frère is a novel
by Philippe Besson
. It was published by Julliard in Paris in 2001 (ISBN 2-260-01586-7). It was later published as a sotcover issue.
In 2003, Patrice Chéreau
adapted the text for a feature film Son frère also known by its English title His Brother
.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Philippe Besson
Philippe Besson
Philippe Besson is a French writer.-Life:In 1999, Besson, a law graduate, was inspired to write his first novel, En l'absence des hommes while reading of accounts of ex-serviceman during the First World War.The novel, with its daring inclusion of Marcel Proust as a central character, won the...
. It was published by Julliard in Paris in 2001 (ISBN 2-260-01586-7). It was later published as a sotcover issue.
In 2003, Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau is a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor, and producer.-Biography:Patrice Chéreau was born in Lézigné, Maine-et-Loire, and went to school in Paris. At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre...
adapted the text for a feature film Son frère also known by its English title His Brother
His Brother (film)
Son frère is a 2003 French film directed by Patrice Chéreau. The screenplay, based on the Philippe Besson 2001 book Son frère was written by Chéreau and Anne-Louise Trividic.-Synopsis:...
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