Yasmina Reza (1959) is a French writer of Jewish, Iranian, and Hungarian descent.
She studied theater and sociology at the University of Paris X, Nanterre. She works as actress, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.
Awards
- 1987 Molière Award for Best Author (Conversations After a Burial)
- 1994 Molière Award for Best Author, Best Play and Best Production (Art)
- 1998 Tony for Best Play (Art)
- 2000 Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie Française
- 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy (God of Carnage)
- 2009 Tony for Best Play (God of Carnage)
- 2012 César Award for Best Screenplay (Carnage)
- 2016 Prix Renaudot (Babylone)
Books
Plays in English
- Conversations After a Burial, tr. Christopher Hampton (2000. Conversations après un enterrement, 1987)
- Art, tr. Christopher Hampton (1997. Art, 1994)
- The Unexpected Man, tr. Christopher Hampton (1997. L’Homme du hasard, 1995)
- Life X 3, tr. Christopher Hampton (2001. Trois versions de la vie, 2000)
- The God of Carnage, tr. Christopher Hampton (2008. Le Dieu du Carnage, 2007)
Novels in English
- Desolation, tr. Carol Janeway (2002. Une désolation, 1999)
- Happy are The Happy, tr. John Cullen (2015. Heureux les heureux, 2013)
Plays in French
- Conversations après un enterrement, 1987
- La Traversée de l’hiver, 1989
- Art, 1994
- L’Homme du hasard, 1995
- Trois versions de la vie, 2000
- Une pièce espagnole, 2004
- Le Dieu du Carnage, 2007
- Bella figura, 2015
Novels in French
- Hammerklavier, 1997
- Une désolation, 1999
- Adam Haberberg, 2003
- Nulle part, 2005
- Dans la luge d’Arthur Schopenhauer, 2005
- L’Aube le soir ou la nuit, 2007
- Heureux les heureux, 2013
- Babylone, 2016
