Yann Apperry

Yann Apperry is a Franco-American writer born, the recipient of two of the national literary awards, the Prix Médicis for his novel DIABOLUS IN MUSICA and of Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, for FARRAGO.

Apperry also writes for film: the features 24 MESURES (2007) and YVES SAINT LAURENT (2014), directed by Jalil Lespert. Most recently, the award-winning VR and 3D short ALTÉRATION, directed by Jérôme Blomet. He is currently developping two feature films. AMOROSTASIA, a dystopian neo-noir, for production company Les Armateurs, and the animated WAR WITH THE NEWTS, based on Karel Čapek’s novel.

Apperry also writes for the stage, both as a playright and librettist. Among his last works: LE DERNIER LIVRE DE LA JUNGLE, a musical contemporary take on Kipling’s Jungle Books, produced by France Culture, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.