Olivier Adam

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Olivier Adam, born on 12 July 1974 in Draveil, France, is a French author and screenwriter. He grew up in the Paris suburbs and now lives near Saint-Malo in Brittany. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas (2000) was highly praised and later turned into the film Don’t Worry, I’m Fine (2006) directed by Philippe Lioret. He also writes for young readers, with titles such as La messe anniversaire.

In 2004 he won the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer l’hiver. Adam studied at Paris Dauphine University, where he met his partner Karine Reysset. He worked as a consultant in cultural policy and helped create the literary festival Correspondances de Manosque, and he briefly worked in publishing at Éditions du Rouergue. After the success of Poids léger (Lightweight, 2002), whose rights were bought for a film by Jean-Pierre Améris, he devoted himself to writing.

He moved to Saint-Malo in 2005 and later returned to the Paris region in 2014. Many of his works have been adapted for screen or television: Poids Léger became the film Lightweight (2004); Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas became Don’t Worry, I’m Fine (2006); Des vents contraires (2011) stars Audrey Tautou; Le Cœur régulier was adapted for film in 2016; and the TV project Maman est folle adapts À l’abri de rien. The short story Nouvel An from Passer l’hiver was turned into the film Passer l’hiver (2011). Adam continues to write for both adults and young readers.