Age, private life, where he lives, his books… everything you need to know

He is the most read French writer in the world. Marc Lévy was born on October 16, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. Upon publication of his novel And if it was true, adapted for film in 2005, it has captured the attention and affection of readers around the world. Here’s what you need to know about him…

The latest information on Marc Lévy

What jobs did Marc Lévy do before becoming a writer?

Marc Lévy was not always a writer. Before telling beautiful stories, he lived other lives. At the age of 18, he joined the French Red Cross as a first aid worker while pursuing management and information studies at Paris-Dauphine University. Writing is therefore not yet on the agenda. Far from it, since he then created his first company, Logitec.

In 1988, Marc Lévy launched a division in Sophia Antipolis to develop an image processing card. The project was not successful and in 1989 he lost control of his company, which went bankrupt shortly after. He left everything to start from scratch and opened an architecture firm with his brother at the age of 29. But in 2000, he published And if it was true, his first success, which marked the start of a new career for the man, aged 38 at the time.

What was Marc Lévy’s first successful book?

And if it was true is THE novel that launched the author’s career. The plot is original to say the least. Lauren, a young doctor who suffers a tragic accident that leaves her in a deep coma, finds her spirit inexplicably trapped in her apartment, just as Mark, a pragmatic architect, becomes the new tenant.

What Mark discovers is beyond belief: he is the only one who can see and communicate with Lauren, transformed into a ghost following her accident. Within the walls of this apartment, an unlikely relationship forms, weaving a tale that explores the limits of love and belief. It was so successful that it was adapted for the cinema five years later with Reese Witherspoon as the lead actress.

What are Marc Lévy’s books?

Marc Lévy quickly became one of the most prolific contemporary French authors. He has written more than twenty books, including classics like Seven days for an eternity, My friends my loves, If I had to do it again, Another idea of ​​happiness, A girl like her or even his latest, The Symphony of Monsters.

But how does he find the inspiration to write so many novels? “I find it in the little things and in the big subjects of life. What interests me is writing about humans, about others and trying to meet people. no appetite for the idea of ​​writing about me I believe that the magic of the book is to make us feel instead of making us suffer, it is to give rise to desires, desires, a lot of things in us. “hope and that’s what nourishes my writing”he confided in the columns of Tele-Leisure.

Where does Marc Lévy live?

Although he is now famous, Marc Lévy never really wanted this notoriety. And this is also the reason why he moved to the United States. “I am a very modest person and I told myself that it was impossible that I would meet people at a dinner who had read my book (…) I absolutely wanted to remain the father of my son, I did not want not this notoriety, that’s the only reason we left.”he declared in the columns of Figaro.

What do we know about Marc Lévy’s private life?

Marc Lévy is very discreet about his private life. But we still know that his wife, Pauline Lévêque, is also an author. They met in 2005, when the writer had just divorced his first wife. In 2008, the couple got married. Fifteen years his junior, Pauline Lévêque wrote the children’s story The Adventures of Beep Beep.

Together, they have two children, Cléa and Georges. “I write books to seduce her. I am not afraid of getting old, I am especially afraid of no longer pleasing my wife…”confided the author in the columns of Current Women. “The unhappiness in life as a couple begins when we only do things separately. (…) Pauline is very independent and I spend my time reminding her that we must do things together”he nuanced in the columns of Paris Match.