Olivier Adam
Olivier Adam (born 12 July 1974) is a French author and screenwriter. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas ("Don't worry, I am fine") was adapted into the eponymous film. He also writes books for young adults, among them La messe anniversaire.
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Olivier Adam

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- Name
- Olivier Adam
- Born
- 12 July 1974
- Birthplace
- Draveil, Essonne département, France
- Occupation
- Author, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Collège Stanislas de Paris · Paris Dauphine University
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · Eugène Dabit populist novel award · Prix Roman France Télévisions · Prix Breizh · Grand prix RTL-Lire · Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle
- Languages
- French
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Olivier Adam (born 12 July 1974) is a French author and screenwriter. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas ("Don't worry, I am fine") was adapted into the eponymous film. He also writes books for young adults, among them La messe anniversaire.
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Biography
Biography
Adam won the 2004 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer l'hiver. He grew up in the Paris suburbs and now lives in Brittany, near Saint-Malo. He participated in the creation of the literary festival Correspondence Manosque. Also a screenwriter, he has participated in writing Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006) and Welcome (2009).
Olivier Adam studied at Collège Stanislas de Paris and Paris Dauphine University. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris and Kyoto. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Prix Roman France Télévisions and Prix Breizh.

Olivier Adam, le 04 mars 2009 à Paris.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Olivier Adam • Born — 12 July 1974 • Birthplace — Draveil, Essonne département, France • Occupation — Author, screenwriter • Years Active — 2000–present
Biography
Biography
Olivier Adam was born on 12 July 1974 and grew up in the commune of Draveil with two brothers. His father was a bank clerk. Adam attended Paris Dauphine University, where he studied cultural business management. This was where he met his future partner Karine Reysset. He first became a consultant to advise local authorities in cultural policy and participated in the creation of the Correspondances de Manosque in 1999 with Olivier Chaudenson. He then briefly worked in publishing, where he was a collection director at the Éditions du Rouergue. His first novel Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (I'm fine, don't worry), published in 2000, received critical acclaim. He was selected for the Festival du premier roman in 2001. From his third novel Poids léger (Lightweight) in 2002 and the purchase of the rights by Jean-Pierre Améris to make a future movie adaptation, which was released in 2004, he devoted himself entirely to writing. Following a meeting with Geneviève Brisac, he also wrote books for young people and led writing workshops in schools. In 2004, he won the Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle (Goncourt Short Story Prize) for his collection Passer l'hiver (Spend The Winter). In 2005, he left Paris to live in Saint-Malo, a town in Brittany, which he mentioned in Des vents contraires in 2009. He returned to the Paris region in 2014.
Works
Works
• 2000: Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, Le Dilettante. • 2001: À l'Ouest, Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2002: Poids léger, Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2004: Douanes, nouvelle parue dans le cadre de Lille 2004 Capitale européenne de la culture. • 2004: Passer l'hiver (short stories), Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2004: Sous la pluie, L'École des loisirs. • 2005: Falaises, Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2007: À l'abri de rien, Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2009: Des vents contraires, Éditions de l'Olivier.. • 2010: Le Cœur régulier, Éditions de l'Olivier.. • 2010: Kyoto Limited Express, with Arnaud Auzouy, Éditions de l'Olivier. • 2012: Les Lisières, Flammarion. • 2014: Peine perdue, Flammarion. • 2016: La Renverse, Flammarion. • 2018: Chanson de la ville silencieuse, Flammarion. • 2019: Une partie de badminton, Flammarion • 2020: Tout peut s'oublier, Flammarion. • 2022: Dessous les roses, Flammarion, 248 pp. • 2023: Personne n'a besoin de savoir, Editions Bruno Doucey
Works for youth
Works for youth
• 2000: On ira voir la mer, L'École des loisirs, collection « Médium » • 2003: La Messe anniversaire, L'École des loisirs, collection « Médium » • 2004: Sous la pluie, L'École des loisirs, collection « Médium » • 2005: Comme les doigts de la main, L'École des loisirs, collection « Médium » • 2005: Le jour où j'ai cassé le château de Chambord, L'École des loisirs, collection « Mouche », illustré par Bonniol • 2006: La Cinquième saison, collectif, L'École des loisirs, collection « Médium » • 2009: Ni vu ni connu, L'École des loisirs, collection « Neuf » • 2010: Les Boulzoreilles, with Euriel Dumait, Seuil Jeunesse • 2010: Un océan dans la baignoire, with Françoiz Breut, Actes Sud Junior • 2011: Personne ne bouge, éditions École des loisirs, collection Neuf • 2011: Achile et la rivière, with Ilya Green, Actes Sud Junior
Screen adaptations
Screen adaptations
Poids Léger was adapted into the film Lightweight by Jean-Pierre Améris, with Nicolas Duvauchelle and Bernard Campan in the lead roles. À l'abri de rien was adapted for television (Maman est folle) with Isabelle Carré in the lead role. Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas was adapted into the film Don't Worry, I'm Fine directed by Philippe Lioret in 2006. Kad Merad and Mélanie Laurent played the lead roles. The film was nominated for a César in several categories, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Kad Merad won the Cesar for best supporting actor and Mélanie Laurent for Most Promising Actress. Des vents contraires was adapted into a film of the same name in 2011, starring Audrey Tautou. The short story "Nouvel An", from the collection Passer l'hiver, was adapted into the film Passer l'hiver directed by Aurélia Barbet. Le Cœur régulier was adapted into a film in 2016, with Vanja d'Alcantara directing and Isabelle Carré starring.
Identity
Identity
Olivier Adam is recorded as writer, screenwriter and novelist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1974
Olivier Adam born at Draveil.
Reception
Olivier Adam is recorded as having received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Eugène Dabit populist novel award and Prix Roman France Télévisions.
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Recognition and collections
Olivier Adam received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Eugène Dabit populist novel award, Prix Roman France Télévisions, Prix Breizh, Grand prix RTL-Lire and Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle.
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Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Olivier Adam”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q367729: Olivier Adam
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scholarly publication
- Les lisières by Olivier Adam, The French Review, 2013
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2013
Awards
• 2004: Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle for Passer l'hiver. • 2006: Lauréat de la Villa Kujoyama. • 2007: Lauréat du Prix Roman France Télévisions pour À l'abri de rien. • 2007: Prix du roman populiste for À l'abri de rien. • 2007: Prix du Amila Meckert for À l'abri de rien. • 2007: Étoile d'or du scénariste for the film Don't Worry, I'm Fine • 2007: Meilleur scénario au Festival de la fiction TV de La Rochelle pour Maman est folle • 2009: Lauréat du prix RTL-Lire for Des vents contraires • 2010: Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for the film Welcome
Literature
Literature
Du monde du silence au babillage des baleineaux, une plongée-conversation avec Olivier Adam, 2025
Les lisières by Olivier Adam, The French Review, 2013
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