Agnès Desarthe Explained

Agnès Desarthe
Birth Name:Agnès Naouri
Birth Date:3 May 1966
Birth Place:Paris, France
Language:French
Spouse:Dante Desarthe
Children:4
Relatives:Laurent Naouri (brother)
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Years Active:1990–present

Agnès Desarthe (Naouri; born 3 May 1966) is a French novelist, children's writer and translator.

Biography

Desarthe was born on 3 May 1966 in Paris. She is the daughter of the pediatrician and writer Aldo Naouri.[1] She is married to filmmaker, son of actor . They have four children.[2] Her brother is the opera singer Laurent Naouri. She studied English literature.

She started her career as a translator. In 1992, she published her first novel. She became a prolific writer of children's books. In 1996 she was awarded the Prix du Livre Inter for her second novel Un secret sans importance. Her most successful novel, Chez Moi (French: Mangez-moi|it=y|link=no), has been translated into over 15 languages.[3] One of her more recent novels, Dans la nuit brune, received the Prix Renaudot des lycéens in 2010. Her novels are published in France by Éditions de l'Olivier and in the UK by Portobello Books.

Awards and honours

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Bibliography

Novels

Children's novels

Short fiction

Plays

Nonfiction

Prefaces

Translations

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographie et actualités de Agnès Desarthe . 11 November 2021 . www.franceinter.fr . fr.
  2. News: Marivat . Gladys . 14 July 2021 . Agnès Desarthe nous ouvre les portes de sa maison de rêve en Normandie . fr . . 10 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Frédérique . 16 October 2015 . Ce cœur changeant : une Agnès Desarthe plus romanesque que jamais . 11 November 2021 . . fr.
  4. News: Girgis . Dahlia . 23 September 2021 . [Sur la route du Goncourt 2021] Agnès Desarthe, "L'éternel fiancé" (L'Olivier) : les valses de l'existence ]. fr . Livres Hebdo . 10 November 2021.
  5. Web site: 2009 Lauréat : Agnès De Sarthe pour "Le Remplaçant" (Edition de l'Olivier) . 10 November 2021 . www.marcel-pagnol.com . fr.
  6. News: 9 November 2010 . Prix Renaudot des lycéens 2010 pour Agnès Desarthe . fr . . 10 November 2021.
  7. News: 15 November 2012 . Une partie de Chasse, d'Agnès Desarthe, reçoit le prix 30 millions d'amis . fr . . . 10 November 2021.
  8. News: 26 June 2014 . Lapouge, Kerangal, William Sheller... L'Académie décerne 64 prix d'un coup . fr . . 10 November 2021.
  9. News: 9 September 2015 . Ce cœur changeant d'Agnès Desarthe, prix littéraire du Monde 2015 . fr . . 10 November 2021.
  10. News: 1 January 2015 . Légion d'honneur : les promus du 1er janvier . fr . . 10 November 2021.
  11. News: 9 March 2002 . Cover stories: Ian McEwan, Foreign Fiction Prize, Harvill, Gordon Banks . . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111045613/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/cover-stories-ian-mcewan-foreign-fiction-prize-harvill-gordon-banks-9179268.html . 2021-11-11 . limited . live . 10 November 2021.
  12. Web site: Sebald and Sacks scoop top honours at the 25th Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prizes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726203316/http://www.jewishquarterly.org/issuearchive/030502.shtml . 26 July 2011 . 10 November 2021 . Jewish Quarterly.
  13. Web site: 2003 Longlist . 10 November 2021 . dublinliteraryaward.ie.
  14. News: Contreras . Isabel . 5 October 2021 . Le Goncourt 2021 : la deuxième sélection et un changement de règlement . fr . Livres Hebdo . 10 November 2021.
  15. News: Busnel . François . 26 June 2013 . Agnès Desarthe: la liseuse . fr . . 11 November 2021.