French series - Benoît Peeters's work
Benoît Peeters was born in Paris on August 28, 1956. He spent his childhood in Brussels where he was François Schuiten's fellow student for three years. After a license in philosophy at the Sorbonne (University of Paris I), he prepared for the diploma of the Practical School of Hautes Études under the supervision of Roland Barthes. He holds an Habilitation to supervise research (University of Paris I). He published his first novel, Omnibus, in 1976 at Éditions de Minuit, and devoted himself entirely to writing from 1982, increasing the number of works in the fields of screenplay, criticism, editing and the conception of 'exhibitions. A specialist in Hergé, he has published three works that have become classics Le Monde d´Hergé (Casterman), Hergé, son of Tintin (Flammarion) and Lire Tintin - les bijoux ravis (Les Impressions Nouvelles). A theorist and critic, he is also the author of numerous essays on comics, screenplay and collaborative writing, but also on Hitchcock, Paul Valéry and Nadar. Since 1983, he has been developing the Les Cités obscures series with François Schuiten. Fifteen albums, alternating comics, illustrated stories and DVDs, have been published since 1983 by Casterman editions. They have won numerous awards and have been translated into ten languages. Passionate about storytelling in all its forms, and the relationship between text and image, Benoît Peeters also collaborates with other designers (Alain Goffin, Anne Baltus, Frédéric Boilet), a photographer (Marie-Françoise Plissart), musicians (Didier Denis, Bruno Letort) and filmmakers (Raoul Ruiz, Jaco Van Dormael). He has directed three short films, numerous documentaries and a feature film, The Last Plan. Since 2001, he has been an editorial advisor to Casterman editions.
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