What author of The Holy Innocents was most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel "A Void"?
The Dreamers (film) The Dreamers is a 2003 romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay is by Gilbert Adair, based on his own novel "The Holy Innocents". An international co-production by companies from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the film tells the story of an American university student in Paris who, after meeting a peculiar brother and sister who are fellow film enthusiasts, becomes entangled in an erotic conflict. It is set against the backdrop of the 1968 Paris student riots. The film makes several references to various movies of classical and New Wave cinema, incorporating clips from films that are often imitated by the actors in particular scenes.
Ayerdhal Yal Ayerdhal (26 January 195927 October 2015) was a French thriller and science fiction writer from Lyon. His later work preferred the thriller genre; "Transparences", "Resurgences" and "Rainbow Warriors" play with various genres. "Rainbow Warriors" (published at the end of May 2013) flirts with political fiction with most protagonists being LGTBQ. He received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in 2004 for "Transparences" and in 1993 for his novel "Demain une oasis". He is considered one of the leading names in both genres. He shared the Prix Tour Eiffel with co-author Jean-Claude Dunyach for their 1999 novel "Étoiles mourantes". He also received an award for his novel "Parleur ou les chroniques d'un rêve enclavé" and two for "Transparences", a thriller. He also received the Cyrano award for lifetime achievement in the service of genre fiction and its actors.