Andréas Becker is a writer of German origin who speaks French. Born in 1962 in Hamburg, he made a remarkable entry into literature in 2012 with his first novel, L'Effrayable, published first by Éditions de la Différence in Paris and then, like his entire work, from 2015 onwards, by Éditions d'en bas in Lausanne, Switzerland. Becker's literary work is characterized by a high level of linguistic inventiveness, whether through the deformation and invention of words as in L'Effrayable or Gueules, through a diversion of punctuation as in Nébuleuses, or through a non-chronological restructuring of the narrative as in Les Invécus. Other texts, such as Ulla ou l'Effacement or Alcool mon Amour, are drawn from more personal experiences, in a sensitive style, close to what remains sayable when taboo too often imposes silence. Finally, in La Castration, Becker invents a new style of detective novel in which an entire city becomes a disordered and threatening social body. Many of Becker's works have been adapted for the stage by Brigitte Mougin, Yann Karaquillo, and Denis Lavant, in monologues, stage productions, or readings; Ulla ou l'Effacement and Gueules have been adapted for the cinema by Jean-Denis Bonan. Becker's work is the subject of intense academic research in Limoges, Paris, and Heidelberg, where a first thesis is currently being prepared. Andréas Becker now lives and works in Paris and the Beaujolais region.