Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt made a name for himself in the theatre with DON JUAN ON TRIAL, first performed in France in 1991 and afterwards produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Further successes quickly followed, including THE VISITOR, ENIGMA VARIATIONS, THE LIBERTINE, BETWEEN WORLDS, PARTNERS IN CRIME, MY GOSPELS, and SENTIMENTAL TECTONICS. Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, his plays have won several Molières and the French Academy’s "Grand Prix du Théâtre." His works have played in over forty countries. Much of his literary career has been devoted to writing novels, which include “The Sect of the Egoists,” “The Gospel According to Pilate,” “The Alternative Hypothesis,” “When I Was a Work of Art,” and “My Life with Mozart.” A keen music lover, Schmitt has also translated into French THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and DON GIOVANNI. The first motion picture he wrote and directed, “Odette Toulemonde,” ran on European screens in 2007. He resides in Brussels.