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Jean-Philippe Toussaint

Born

in Brussels, Belgium

November 29, 1957

Website

http://www.jptoussaint.com

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Jean-Philippe Toussaint (born 29 November, 1957, Brussels) is a Belgian prose writer and filmmaker. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and he has had his photographs displayed in Brussels and Japan. Toussaint won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for his novel Fuir. The 2006 book La mélancolie de Zidane (Paris: Minuit, 2006) is a lyrical essay on the headbutt administered by the French football player Zinedine Zidane to the Italian player Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin. An English translation was published in 2007 in the British journal New Formations. His 2009 novel La Vérité sur Marie won the prestigious Prix Décembre.

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Average rating: 3.5 · 7,262 ratings · 896 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bathroom 3.52 avg rating — 1,652 ratings — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Love by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.44 avg rating — 909 ratings — published 2002 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Television by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Jordan Stump (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running Away by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Matthew B. Smith (Translator) 3.45 avg rating — 711 ratings — published 2005 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camera 3.51 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 1989 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Truth About Marie by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Matt Smith (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsieur by Jean-Philippe Toussaint, John Lambert (Translator) 3.53 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1986 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nue 3.47 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Clé USB 3.11 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Urgence et la Patience 3.67 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The chances of seeing an idea through to completion are inversely proportional to the time you’ve spent talking about it beforehand. ”
― Jean-Philippe Toussaint

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“Les meilleurs livres sont ceux dont on se souvient du fauteuil dans lequel on les a lus.”
― Jean-Philippe Toussaint, L'Urgence et la Patience

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“In the fight between you and reality, be discouraging.”
― Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Camera

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