Christine Angot

Christine Angot (she/her) is a French novelist, journalist, and playwright. She published her first novel, Vu du Ciel (Gallimard), as early as 1990, but it was her work titled L’Inceste (Stock), published in 1999, that propelled her to the status of a prominent figure in contemporary Francophone literature. This was followed by, among others, Les Désaxés and Une partie du Cœur (Stock), both awarded the France Culture Prize in 2005; Rendez-Vous (Flammarion), recipient of the Prix de Flore in 2006; Une semaine de vacances (Flammarion) in 2012; Un amour impossible (Flammarion), winner of the Prix Décembre in 2015, and Voyage dans l’Est (Flammarion) for which she was awarded the Prix Médicis in 2021. She was appointed an Officer of Arts and Letters in 2013 and has been a member of the Goncourt Academy since February 2023. Une Famille is her debut film.