Antoine Rault
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Antoine Rault (born September 28, 1965) is a French dramatist and novelist.
Rault’s works deal with contemporary and historical themes.
He was awarded the Grand Prix de l’Académie Française for his play Le Caïman about Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser, who killed his wife after 30 years of marriage.
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Biography
Rault was born in Paris. In 1987, he graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, where he studied literature and politics.
Subsequently, Rault worked for 15 years as a ghostwriter for the chairman of an international company and several French politicians. He was also a public relations advisor for a French minister.
Although his first play La Première Tête, which deals with the French king Louis XVI and the beginning of the French revolution, had been performed in 1989, Rault had to wait until the success of his second play, Le Caïman, to become a full-time writer.
Works
Novels
- Je veux que tu m’aimes (Albin Michel) 2010.
- La vie dont tu rêvais (Albin Michel) 2014
Theater Plays
- La Première Tête (1989) - Comédie de Paris.
- Le Caïman (2005- 2007) - Théâtre Montparnasse, with Claude Rich. Published by Avant-Scène Théâtre.
- Le Diable Rouge (2008- 2010) - Théâtre Montparnasse, with Claude Rich. Published by Avant-Scène Théâtre.
- Le Démon de Hannah (2009) - Comédie des Champs-Elysées. Published by Editions Albin Michel.
- La Vie sinon Rien (2009-2011). Comédie des Champs-Elysées. Published by Quatre Vents – l’Avant-Scène Théâtre.
- L'Intrus (2011- 2012) - Comédie des Champs-Elysées, with Claude Rich Published by Editions Albin Michel.
- Le Système (since January, 23rd, 2015) - Théâtre Antoine, with Lorant Deutsch, Stéphane Guillon, Eric Metayer, Urbain Cancellier, Sophie Barjac, Marie Bunel, Stéphanie Caillol, Philippine Bataille. Published by Editions Albin Michel
- Toi et tes rêves - creation for the Festival d'Avignon 2015, with Stéphanie Vicat and Gérôme Anger.
- Un nouveau départ - creation for the Festival d'Avignon 2015, with Corinne Touzet and Christian Vadim. Previous creations abroad - Russia (Всё сначала, 2011) and Germany (Auf ein Neues, 2012, with Marion Kracht and Daniel Morgenroth).
Awards
Le Caïman
Grand prix de l’Académie française 2006. Five Molières Award nominations in 2006, including Best Play
Le Diable Rouge
Two Molières Awards in 2009. Seven Molières Awards nominations in 2009, including Best Play and Best Dramatist. Nomination Globes de Cristal 2009
Le Démon de Hannah
Nomination Globes de Cristal 2010. Molières Awards nomination 2010.
Le Système
Three Molières Awards nominations 2015
