Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, 50, started his working life as a teacher of philosophy in Paris and is now among France's best-selling and most productive authors..
Within a decade, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt has become one of the most read and acted French-language writers in the world.
His books have been translated into 43 languages, and more than 50 countries regularly perform his plays.
Born in , Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt attended the Ecole Normale Supérieure, France's leading humanities university, and was awarded the country's most prestigious teaching certificate and a doctorate in Philosophy.
Initially known to the public for his works for the stage, he shot to fame with Don Juan on Trial first performed in France in and afterwards produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
On Monday 6 November we had the privilege to meet the internationally renowned dramatist, novelist and director, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Further productions of a new version rewritten by the author are to be staged in Belgium and Germany at the end of
Then followed The Visitor in , a triumph that won him three Molières in for best actor, theatrical revelation and best play.
The Visitor has been translated and performed the world over. A musical version was staged by the Th&eac