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Christian Gailly (14 January 1943 – 4 October 2013) was a French writer.

Christian Gailly
Born14 January 1943
Paris
Died4 October 2013(2013-10-04) (aged 70)
Paris
OccupationWriter

Biography


Born in Paris, Gailly first tried to make a career as a jazz saxophonist, then opened a psychoanalyst practice. He began to be published in the 1980s thanks to Jérôme Lindon.[1][2][3]

His novel L'Incident was adapted to cinema by Alain Resnais under the title Les Herbes folles in 2009. Un soir au club, winner of the prix du Livre Inter in 2002, which sold 170,000 copies, was adapted by Jean Achache.[4][5] Nuage rouge, published in 2000, was awarded the prix France Culture.[5] His latest work is a collection of short stories, La roue, et autres nouvelles, published in January 2012.


Themes


Close to the minimalist mouvement,[3] he was a member of the groupe of the éditions de Minuit to which belonged also among others Jean Echenoz, Jean-Philippe Toussaint and Christian Oster. Rhythmic style and absurd imbroglios are the trademark of his novels. His novels deal mainly with impossible loves, loneliness, sickness and death, but also with other daily tragedies that he tackles in a light tone, sometimes close to gaiety.[6] His writings nevertheless maintain a connection with his love of music, especially jazz, in novels such as Be-Bop and Un soir au club.[7] The influence of American culture, especially cinema, is very present in Les Évadés or Lily et Braine.

His writings often highlight very concrete details which gradually take on great importance, since, according to the author, his stories are sprinkled with "clues, elements, objects, details".[8]


Works


All the works of Christian Gailly are published at éditions de Minuit.[9]


About the author


The following book gives voice to four translators of Gailly's works:


References


  1. Jean-Baptiste Harang (2002). "Christian Gailly, entre le jazz et l'âge avoué". Libération.
  2. "Décès de l'écrivain Christian Gailly". AFP. 2013.
  3. Amaury da Cunha (2010). "Christian Gailly : "La beauté n'est pas transmissible". Le Monde.
  4. Olivier Delcroix (2009). "Un soir au club, l'indomptable démon du jazz". Le Figaro (in French).
  5. "L'écrivain Christian Gailly est mort". Le Monde. 2013.
  6. Dominique Guiou; Olivier Delcroix (2013). "Christian Gailly : mort du romancier des Herbes folles". Le Figaro.
  7. Gilles Anquetil (2013). "Mort de Christian Gailly, "l'écrivain de jazz"". Le Nouvel Observateur.
  8. Interview with Chr. Gailly, Nouvel Obs, 07 Oct. 2013, see https://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/actualites/20131007.OBS0031/mort-de-christian-gailly-l-ecrivain-de-jazz.html
  9. "Présentation de Christian Gailly". Éditions de Minuit.
  10. "Actes des vingt-troisièmes assises de la traduction littéraire | Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20.



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