Yann Moix

Yann Moix (French pronunciation: [jan mwaks], [mwɑks]; born 31 March 1968) is a French author, film director and media commentator. The author of fifteen novels and the recipient of several literary prizes, he has also directed two feature films and was a columnist on the talk show On n'est pas couché.

Early life and education

Yann Moix was born on 31 March 1968 in Nevers, France. He earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne and graduated from the École supérieure de commerce de Reims.

He subsequently graduated from Sciences Po.

Career

Moix is the author of several novels. He won the Prix Goncourt of the first novel, as well as the Prix François Mauriac from the Académie Française, for Jubilations vers le ciel in 1996. In 2013, he won the Prix Renaudot for Naissance.

In 2004, Moix directed the comedy film Podium, based on one of his novels. The film was a major commercial success in France. On the contrary, his second film, Cinéman, flopped in 2009 at the French box office and was panned by most critics. In 2017, Moix directed Re-Calais, a documentary about the migrant crisis in the Calais area.

Between 2015 and 2018, Moix was a panelist on the talk show On n'est pas couché. A close friend of Bernard-Henri Lévy, he writes in La Règle du jeu, a magazine created by Lévy. His autobiographical novel Orléans, about the abuse he said he had endured as a child, was a commercial success in France in 2019.