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Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's parents were teachers of physical education and sport, and his father later became a physiotherapist and masseur in paediatric hospitals. He was also a French boxing champion while his mother was a medal-winning runner.
A keen music-lover and a gifted musician, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt produced French libretti for the operas The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. He has also written a book about Mozart, My Life with Mozart, a strikingly original collection of private correspondence with the composer.
A humanist reading of “L’École du diable” Elena Schultz. Written by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, “L’École du diable” is a one-act play, or saynète, which was created expressly for a soirée hosted by Amnesty International in late 1996.
Apr 3, 2024 · We spoke with classical music-loving author Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Music: another world within our world. Ever since the day when his aunt Aimée sat down to play Chopin on the family home’s piano, music never ceased to captivate the young Éric-Emmanuel.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is one of Europe’s most popular and acclaimed authors and playwrights. His many novels and story collections include The Most Beautiful Book in the World (Europa, 2009). In 2001, he was awarded the French Academy’s Grand Prix du Théâtre.
One day, his mother took him to the Théâtre des Célestins to see a performance of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac starring Jean Marais. Her son was moved to tears and the seeds of his passion for the theatre were sown.
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s Oscar and the Lady in Pink was published in 2002 as part of Schmitt’s larger Cycle of the Invisible series. Each story in the series stands alone and deals with questions of spirituality from different faith and thought traditions.
