Yann Apperry
From 10 August to 15 September 2021

Born in 1972, Yann Apperry is a French-American novelist, librettist, scriptwriter, and translator. He did a residency at the French Academy in the Villa Medici in 1997, and published his first novel that same year, Qui-vive (Éditions de Minuit). There followed a number of titles, notably Paradoxe de ciel nocturne (1999), Diabolus in Musica (2000, Prix Médicis), and Farrago (2003, Prix Goncourt des lycéens), published by Grasset. His next book, Vétérinaire des monstres, will come out in 2021. He also writes for the radio, theater, opera, and cinema, with a particular passion for musical projects.