Éric Laurrent

Not to be confused with Éric Laurent (journalist).

Éric Laurrent (born 1966 in Clermont-Ferrand) is a contemporary French writer.

Éric Laurrent at salon du livre Radio France in 2011

Work

His work, begun in 1995 with Coup de foudre, is distinct^[1] from other works of the postmodern generation by a style that could be described as manierist or baroque. Like other postmodern authors, Eric Laurrent practices intertextuality abundantly, using each of his novels not as a rewriting of a classical work, but more as a burlesque tribute to the world's literary heritage. Thus, for example, the spy novel Les atomiques, his second novel (1996), plays on a re-reading of the Divine Comedy by Dante. Intertextuality can, in some cases, come more from intermediality,^[2] as in the case of his first novel, built around the presence in the hollow of the painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli.

Publications

• 1995: Coup de foudre, novel (Éditions de Minuit) – Prix Fénéon
• 1996: Les Atomiques, novel (Minuit)
• 1997: Liquider, novel (Minuit)
• 1999: Remue-ménage, novel (Minuit)
• 2000: Dehors, novel (Minuit)
• 2002: Ne pas toucher, novel (Minuit)
• 2004: À la fin, novel (Minuit)
• 2005: Clara Stern, novel (Minuit)
• 2008: Renaissance italienne, novel (Minuit)
• 2011: Les Découvertes, novel (Minuit) – Prix Wepler.^[3]
• 2014: Berceau, narration (Minuit)
• 2016: Un beau début, novel (Minuit) ISBN 978-2-70-732952-3 – Prix Alexandre-Vialatte.^[4]