Florence Seyvos Explained

Florence Seyvos
Birth Date:	25 January 1967
Birth Place:	Lyon
Nationality:	French

Florence Seyvos (born 1967 in Lyon) is a French novelist, and screenwriter. Her films have been successful in French and in English.

Life

Seyvos was born in Lyon in 1967 and lived in northern France. Seyvos published her first book for children after winning first prize in a short story competition.^[1] She has also written novels including Les Apparitions which was awarded the Prix Goncourt (du premier roman) and Un Garçon Incassable.

Seyvos collaborates on many of her screenplays with Noémie Lvovsky, including Sentiments (no) and Camille Redouble.

She has lived in the Ardennes, in Ivory Coast, Le Havre and Paris.

Awards

• 1987 Lauréate du PJE
• 1995 Prix Goncourt First Novel
• Prix France Télévision

Works

• Gratia, Éditions de l'Olivier, 1992,
• Les Apparitions, Éditions de l'Olivier, 1995,
• L'Abandon, Éditions de l'Olivier, 2002,

Young adult

• Nanouk et moi, L'Ecole des Loisirs, 2010, ^[2]
• L'Ami du Petit Tyrannosaure, l'École des loisirs, 2005,
• Pochee, l'École des loisirs, 1998, ^[3]

Filmography

• 1997 Les années lycée: Petites (TV)
• 1999 Life Doesn't Scare Me
• 2003 Feelings
• 2007 Faut que ça danse!

External links

• "Florence Seyvos", France Culture

Notes and References

1. http://pushkinpress.com/author/florence-seyvos/ Florence Seyvos
2. Web site: Nanouk et moi - Florence Seyvos - Livre - EVENE . 2010-10-25 . Evene.fr.
3. Web site: Florence Seyvos . Florence Seyvos . 2010-10-25 . Ricochet-jeunes.org.