Un soir au club, winner of the prix du Livre Inter in 2002, which sold 170,000 copies, was adapted by Jean Achache.
[5] His latest work is a collection of short stories, La roue, et autres nouvelles, published in January 2012.
Close to the minimalist mouvement,[3] he was a member of the groupe of the éditions de Minuit to which belonged also among others Jean Echenoz, Jean-Philippe Toussaint and Christian Oster.
His novels deal mainly with impossible loves, loneliness, sickness and death, but also with other daily tragedies that he tackles in a light tone, sometimes close to gaiety.
[6] His writings nevertheless maintain a connection with his love of music, especially jazz, in novels such as Be-Bop and Un soir au club.