He pays homage to his father, who lived in Corsica at the end of his life, in the novel Long séjour (1998, which received the award Jean Freustié), then to his mother in the novel Renée Camps (2001).
Han hylder sin far, som ender sine dage på Korsika, i Long séjour (1998, Prix Jean Freustié), og sin mor i Renée Camps (2001).