About Cécile Guilbert
Born 1963. Cécile Guilbert is a French writer and literary critic.
Cécile Guilbert (born 1963) is a French writer and literary critic. She studied at Sciences-Po Paris. She has written a number of books on writers who are esprits libres or "free spirits": Saint Simon, Guy Debord, Laurence Sterne and Andy Warhol. She won the Prix Médicis de l'essai for Warhol spirit.She has also written novels such as Le Musée National and Réanimation (2012). She has written for France Culture, Canal Plus, Monde des Livres and Magazine Littéraire.
As of 2021, Guilbert sits on the jury of the Prix Renaudot.
In 2022, she made her acting debut in Albert Serra's drama film Pacifiction.
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(Prix Médicis de l'essai)
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Who is Cécile Guilbert?
French writer and literary critic
When was Cécile Guilbert born?
Cécile Guilbert was born on 29 November 1963 in Pau.
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Cécile Guilbert is a writer and literary critic.
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Cécile Guilbert is French.
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