Education
Djian graduated from the ESJ Paris.
literary editor novelist screenwriter writer
Djian graduated from the ESJ Paris.
After a period of wandering and odd jobs, he published a volume of short stories, 50 contre 1 (1981), and then the novels Bleu comme l"enfer (1982) and before gaining fame with his subsequent novels 37°2 le matin (1985), Maudit Manège (1986), Echine (1988), Crocodiles (short stories) (1989),,, and He also co-wrote the screenplay of Ne fais pas ça (2004) with Luc Bondy. The television presenter Antoine De Caunes introduced him to Swiss singer Stephan Eicher.
The two men became friends and Djian became the writer of Eicher"s lyrics, at least for the songs in French.
Djian frequently moved (from Boston to Florence). Today he lives in Biarritz and writes a novel every 18 months period on average.
With "Doggy Bag", written in 2005, he started a 6 seasons literary series inspired by American television series. 2009 Prix Jean-Freustié for Impardonnables.