Philippe Besson

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  • Bibliography:
    4 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2003
  • Latest Book:
    June 2026
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Books in Order: 4 titles

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  • The Summer Boy

    On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery.Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love stories must always ...

  • Lie With Me

    The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson -- “the French Brokeback Mountain” (Elle) -- about an affair between two teenage boys in 1984 France, translated with subtle beauty and haunting lyricism by the iconic and internation...

  • His Brother

    Lucas’s brother Thomas is dying. At their childhood holiday home, the two brothers wait for Lucas to die. Besson’s dispassionate observation of disease and death is haunting, as he portrays the inability of others to cope with Thomas’ illness a...

  • In the Absence of Men

    From the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love.Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, th...



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Philippe Besson has published 4 books.

The next book by Philippe Besson, The Summer Boy, will be published in June 2026.

The first book by Philippe Besson, In the Absence of Men, was published in March 2003.

No. Philippe Besson does not write books in series.
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