Olivier Adam

Olivier Adam born 12 July 1974 is a French author and screenwriter His debut novel Je vais bien ne ten fais pas Dont worry I am fine was adapted into the eponym film He also writes books for young adults among them La messe anniversaire Adam won the 2004 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer lhiver He grew up in the Paris suburbs and now lives in Brittany near SaintMalo He participated in the creation of the literary festival Correspondence Manosque Also a screenwriter he has participated in writing Dont Worry Im Fine 2006 and Welcome 2009 Biography Adam was born on July 12 1974 and grew up in the commune of Draveil with two brothers His father was a bank clerk He attended Paris Dauphine University where he studied cultural business management This was where he met his future partner Karine Reysset He first became a consultant to advise local authorities in cultural policy and participated in the creation of the Correspondances de Manosque in 1999 with Olivier Chaudenson He then briefly worked in publishing where he was a collection director at the Éditions du Rouergue His first novel Je vais bien ne ten fais pas Im fine dont worry published in 2000 received critical acclaim He was selected for the Festival du premier roman in 2001 From his third novel Poids léger Lightweight in 2002 and the purchase of the rights by JeanPierre Améris to make a future movie adaptation which released in 2004 he devoted himself entirely to writing Following a meeting with Geneviève Brisac he also wrote books for young people and led writing workshops in schools In 2004 he won the Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle Goncourt Short Story Prize for his collection Passer lhiver Spend The Winter In 2005 he left Paris to live in SaintMalo a town in Brittany which he mentioned in Des vents contreins in 2009 He returned to the Paris region in 2014 Source Article Olivier Adam from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30