In the cool, measured prose of George Miller’s translation, De Vigan’s story offers an unashamedly intellectual yet gripping exploration both of intense female friendship, and of our 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Mar 10-Apr 07, 2017. The next Gone Girl.-The Telegraph (UK)Win a copy of the chilling work of fiction-- Based on a True Story (a smash hit in France already) is the memoir-style story of a writer’s toxic female friendship. It begins with a titillating Prologue and continues with a creepy, Single White Female vibe that left me dying to know how things would play out. It’s incredibly emotionally tense and de Vigan’s gorgeous writing helps Based on a True Story (French: D'après une histoire vraie) is a 2017 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, and written by Polanski and Olivier Assayas from the novel of the same name by Delphine de Vigan. It was screened out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Read 1,164 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Ein raffiniertes literarisches Spiel mit Fiktion, Wirklichkeit und Identität Zwei Fraue… Based on a True Story. Paperback – 11 Jan. 2018. 'A wonderful literary trompe l'oeil: a book about friendship, writing and the boundary between reality and fantasy Dark, smart, strange, compelling' Harriet Lane, bestselling author of Her. L. embodies everything Delphine admires; sophisticated and unusually intuitive, she slowly but “Based on a True Story” is based on the novel by Delphine de Vigan, and starring Polanski’s wife Emmanuelle Seigner (“Venus in Furs”) and Eva Green (“Dark Shadows). It’s the story of a famous author whose life is gradually absorbed by a resentful and ambitious woman who maneuvers to become her best friend. Delphine de Vigan. 25 books1,780 followers. Delphine de Vigan is an award-winning French novelist. She has published several novels for adults. Her breakthrough work was the book No et moi (No and Me) that was awarded the Prix des Libraires (The Booksellers' Prize) in France in 2008. In 2011, she published a novel Rien ne s'oppose a la nuit Read 1,113 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and suffering from a crip… Among other books, Vigan is also the author of ‘Based on a True Story’ (2017) (‘D’après une histoire vraie’, 2015) and ‘Loyalties’ (‘Les Loyautés) (2018). She lives in Paris. Delphine de Vigan was interviewed by Tore Leifer in connection with the Louisiana Literature festival in Denmark in August 2018. Camera: Simon Weyhe NCPfDA4.