Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam | |
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![]() Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam in 2022 | |
Born | Emmanuelle Garino 16 March 1966 Marseille, France[1] |
Pen name | Rebecca Lighieri |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | French |
Years active | 1994–present |
Notable works | Arcadie (2018) La Treizième Heure (2022) |
Notable awards | Prix Médicis (2022) |
Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam (née Garino; born 16 March 1966)[1] is a French writer. She also writes under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri. In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel La Treizième Heure.
Born in 1966 in Marseille as Emmanuelle Garino, she lives in Villejuif, near Paris. She writes under the surname of her first husband, with whom she has two daughters.[2]
Since 2013, she has also published noir novels under the pseudonym Rebecca Lighieri.[3]
In 2018, she published the novel Arcadia (French: Arcadie), which received the 2019 Prix du Livre Inter. It was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, Prix Médicis and Prix de Flore. It was also longlisted for the Prix France-Culture and Prix Wepler.
In 2021, she co-wrote the screenplay of Émilie Aussel's first feature film L'Été l'éternité (Our Eternal Summer),[4] which had its world premiere at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.[5]
In 2022, she was awarded the Prix Médicis for her novel La Treizième Heure.