MEDICIS PRIZE 2012

Emmanuelle Pireyre
Emmanuelle Pireyre was born in 1969 and resides in Lyon.
She has written 3 books and various pieces presented
through public readings, fictions for France Culture radio,
and recently a theatrical play Laissez-nous juste le temps de
vous détruire (Maison de la poésie, Paris 2012).
MEDICIS PRIZE 2012
FEERIE GENERALE
Based on a few samples extracted from the media, this book mixes humour and erudition to broach
inter alia the role of money, the demilitarization of Europe and the issue of the Islamic veil. She does
all that through a modern, written and oral language, inspired by Internet forums: “Writing this
novel, I often felt like I was borrowing stock phrases as you would rent a car just for the pleasure of
returning it completely battered at the other end of the country”, the author explained.
In this dazzling pastiche of scholarly, advertising and sociological speeches, Emmanuelle Pireyre
twists clichés and continues her reflection on today’s era. She addresses commonplace assertions
with a communicative exultation and offers a X-ray of the European consciousness in the early 21st
century.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Congélations et décongélations (2000), Mes vêtements ne sont pas des draps de lit (2001), Comment
faire disparaître la terre (2006), Féérie générale (août 2012)
PRESS FOR COMMENT FAIRE DISPARAITRE LA TERRE
« Emmanuelle Pireyre explores with a fanciful serious the imaginary of our tales: a funny book,
between essay, fiction and poetry. »L’Humanité
« Highly recommended reading. » Eric Chevillard, Le Monde
“ This learned and crazy book is a modern novel in deep resonance with our times.” Le Magazine
Littéraire
Listed for the Wepler Prize 2012
Listed for the Alexandre Vialatte Prize 2013
FOREIGN RIGHTS
Translation rights: © Editions de l’Olivier – offer in Italia and Russia