Hélène Frappat (2 September 1969 in Paris) is a French writer, translator and critic of cinema.
Biography A former student of the École Normale Supérieure (class 1989), she holds an agrégation of philosophy and a ph.d in letters. She is the author of numerous translations, including The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, Études sur la personnalité autoritaire by Theodor W. Adorno, Amitié by Samson Raphaelson). On France Culture, she produced the monthly cinema magazine "Rien à voir", from 2004 to 2009, as well as numerous documentaries.
She is the author of nine novels published by Éditions Allia and Actes Sud. She has been translating the novels of Ann Patchett as well as Laura Lippman’s since 2019.
In 2016, she participated in the Assises Internationales du Roman in Lyon.
Her last novel, Trois femmes disparaissent, is based upon the lives of Tippi Hedren, her daughter Melanie Griffith and her granddaughter Dakota Johnson. The novel has met critical acclaim and is currently being adapted by the IRCAM.
Bibliography Novels 2004: Sous réserve, Paris, Éditions Allia, 124 p. . 2007: L'Agent de liaison, Paris, Éditions Allia, 142 p. . 2009: Par effraction, Paris, Éditions Allia, 128 p. – Prix Wepler-Fondation La Poste – Mention Spéciale, 2009. 2011: Inverno, Arles, France, Éditions Actes Sud, series "Un endroit où aller", 140 p. . then Actes Sud, series "Babel", 2016 Lady Hunt, Arles, France, Éditions Actes Sud, series "Domaine français", 2013, 320 p. , then Actes Sud, series "Babel", 2016 . – Sélection Prix Mauvais genres 2013.Lauréats 2013, site de France Culture. – Sélection Franz-Hessel-Preis 2014. 2014: N'oublie pas de respirer, Arles, France, Éditions Actes Sud, series "Essence", 64 p. – Sélection Franz-Hessel-Preis 2015. – Sélection Prix des lycéens et apprentis de l'Ile de France
2019: Le Dernier Fleuve, Actes Sud 2021: Le Mont Fuji n’existe pas, Actes Sud 2023: Trois femmes disparaissent, Actes Sud
Essays 2000: La Violence, Paris, Flammarion, series "Corpus", 251 p. 2001: Jacques Rivette, secret compris, Paris, Cahiers du cinéma, 255 p. . 2008: Roberto Rossellini, Paris, Cahiers du cinéma, 94 p. Trois films fantômes de Jacques Rivette, Paris, Cahiers du cinéma, 2002, 110 p. .
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External links Hélène Frappat on France Inter Hélène Frappat on France Culture Hélène Frappat on Actes Sud Hélène Frappat on Babelio Hélène Frappat on MEL Hélène Frappat articles on Les Inrockuptibles Conférence d'Hélène Frappat Autour de Jacques Rivette on YouTube Hélène Frappat: C'est une femme qui monte dans un train... on YouTube