Dominique Schneidre Explained

Dominique Schneider
Birth Name:Dominique Schneider
Occupation:Novelist
Parents:Charles Schneider
Lilian Constantini
Relatives:Eugène Schneider (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Adolphe Schneider (paternal great-great-granduncle)
Henri Schneider (paternal great-grandfather)
Eugène Schneider, II (paternal grandfather)
Jean Schneider (paternal uncle)
Jules Guesde (maternal great-grandfather)

Dominique Schneidre (born Dominique Schneider; July 8, 1942) is a French novelist.

Early life

Dominique Schneidre was born on July 8, 1942.[1] Her father, Charles Schneider, was a businessman. Her mother, Lilian Constantini, was an actress. Her sister, Catherine Schneider, is a former wife of director Roger Vadim.[2] [3]

Her paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, II, was a businessman, banker and politician. Her paternal great-grandfather, Henri Schneider, was a businessman. Her paternal great-great-grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder, with her paternal great-great-granduncle Adolphe Schneider, of Schneider-Creusot in 1836. The company became known as Schneider Electric in 1999.

Her maternal great-grandfather, Jules Guesde, was a journalist and Socialist politician.[4]

Career

Schneider started her career as a psychoanalyst.[1] She is a novelist.[5] She has written seven novels. She has also co-written a children's book and a biography about her family.

Schneider was the recipient of the Prix Anna de Noailles from the Académie française in 2002 for Fortune de mère.[5]

Her 2014 novel, Avons-nous assez navigué, is about an elderly woman who goes to the Palais Garnier to see Eugene Onegin.[6] [7] There, she meets an old lover, Antoine, and tries to rekindle their romance.[6] [7]

Personal life

She lives in an apartment overlooking the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.[4]

Bibliography

Novels

Children's book

Biography

Notes and References

  1. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/servlet/RechercheEquation?TexteCollection=HGARSTUVWXYZ1DIECBMJNQLOKP&TexteTypeDoc=DESNFPIBTMCJOV&Equation=IDP%3Dcb12057464h&host=catalogue Schneidre, Dominique (1942-....)
  2. https://bertrandbeyern.fr/marnes-la-coquette-cimetiere-communal/ Marnes-la-Coquette (92), cimetière communal
  3. "Vadim to wed—but this time it's different". Evening Standard. 16 March 1973. p. 19.
  4. Tami Williams, Germaine Dulac: A Cinema of Sensations, Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2014, p. 164 https://books.google.com/books?id=fboPBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lilian+Constantini%22&pg=PA164
  5. http://www.academie-francaise.fr/dominique-schneidre Académie française: Dominique Schneider
  6. http://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/Livres/Dominique-Schneidre-livre-un-roman-sur-une-femme-face-au-temps-qui-passe-668147 Dominique Schneidre : Tout est encore possible
  7. Marianne Payot, Dominique Schneidre: dés(illusion), L'Express, June 30, 2014