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Frédéric Beigbeder


Born
in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
September 21, 1965

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Genre
Literature & Fiction

Influences
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Michel Houellebecq, Bret Easton Ellis, Jay McIner ...more


Beigbeder was born into a privileged family in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His mother, Christine de Chasteigner, is a translator of mawkish novels ( Barbara Cartland et al.); his father, Jean-Michel Beigbeder, is a headhunter. He studied at the Lycée Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand, and later at the Institut D'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Upon graduation at the at the age of 24, began work as an advertising executive, author, broadcaster, publisher, and dilettante.
In 1994, Beigbeder founded the "Prix de Flore", which takes its name from the famous and plush Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The prize is awarded annually to a promising young French author. Vincent Ravalec, Jacques A. Bertrand, Michel Houellebecq are among those who h ...more

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Average rating: 3.46 · 61,490 ratings · 3,337 reviews · 62 distinct works � Similar authors
L'amour dure trois ans (Mar...
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99 francs
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Windows on the World
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Un roman français
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Oona & Salinger
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Nouvelles sous ecstasy
3.31 avg rating — 3,159 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions
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L'Égoïste romantique
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Au secours pardon
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Vacances dans le coma (Marc...
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Mémoires d'un jeune homme d...
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“Love is when you cease hesitating.”
― Frédéric Beigbeder
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“Recette pour aller mieux. Répéter souvent ces trois phrases : le bonheur n'existe pas. L'amour est impossible. Rien n'est grave.”
― Frédéric Beigbeder, L'amour dure trois ans
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“...Дълго време едничката ми цел в живота бе да се саморазрушавам. И ето че веднъж ми се прииска щастие. Ужасно е, срам ме е, простете ми, но един ден изпаднах в плен на вулгарното изкушение да бъда щастлив. По-късно разбрах, че това е най-добрият начин да се саморазрушиш.”
― Frederick Beigbeder, L'amour dure trois ans
tags: изкушение, любов, прошка, саморазруха, самоунищожение, срам, щастие
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