Jean-Philippe Blondel Explained

Jean-Philippe Blondel
Native Name Lang:	French
Birth Date:	16 October 1964
Birth Place:	Troyes, France
Occupation:	French novelist, high school English teacher
Language:	French, English
Citizenship:	French
Genre:	Young Adult, Fiction
Notableworks:	The 6:41 to Paris

Jean-Philippe Blondel (born 16 October 1964) is a French novelist and high school English teacher. He was born in Troyes, about 200 km southwest of Paris, France.^[1]

Biography

Blondel has taught at Lycée Edouard Herriot, a high school located in Sainte-Savine near his hometown of Troyes, since the 1990s.^[2] Blondel is not only a French author of young-adult and realistic fiction novels but also an English teacher. His most popular work, The 6:41 to Paris, has reached worldwide popularity and has been translated into ten languages.^{[3] [4]} This widespread interest in his novels has led to opportunities for Blondel to travel abroad.

Works in English

• 2010: A Place to Live .^[5]
• 2013: , translated by Alison Anderson in 2015 ^[6]
• 2017: A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time (Very Christmas), collaborative ^[7]
• 2019: Exposed, ^[8] translated by Alison Anderson.
• 2023: Café Unfiltered, ^[9] translated by Alison Anderson.

Works in French

• 2003 : Accès direct à la plage, published by Delphine Montalant ^[10]
• 2003 : 1979, published by Delphine Montalant ^[11]
• 2004 : Juke-box (novel), edited by Robert Laffont ^[12]
• 2005 : Un minuscule inventaire, edited by Robert Laffont
• 2006 : Passage du gué, edited by Robert Laffont
• 2007 : This is not a love song, edited by Robert Laffont
• 2007 : Un endroit pour vivre, edited by Actes Sud Junior
• 2009 : À contretemps, edited by Robert Laffont, Pocket in 2010
• 2009 : Au rebond, edited by Actes Sud Junior
• 2010 : Le Baby-sitter (book), edited by Buchet-Chastel
• 2010 : Blog, edited by Actes Sud Junior
• 2010 : Qui vive? (a work about the photos of Florence Lebert), edited by Thierry Magnier
  • 2011 : G229, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel 2011 : (Re)play!, edited by Actes Sud Junior
    • • • • 2011 : Et rester vivant, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel 2011 : Brise-Glace, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior 2013 : 6h41, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel 2013 : Double jeu, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior 2014 : Un hiver à Paris, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel 2015 : La Coloc, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior
• 2016 : Mariages de saison, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel

Awards

2005: Marie-Claire-Blais Quebec-France Literary Prize for Accès Direct à la Plage^[13]

2007: Biblioblog Award for Passage du Gué^[14]

2008: Charles-Exbrayat Award for This is not a Love Song^[15]

2011: Amerigo Vespucci Youth Prize for Qui Vive?

2011: Feminine Virgin-Version Award for G-229^[16]

2013: Middle and High School Students of Charante Award for Brise Glace^[17]

2016: You Love to Read Award from Middle and High School Students of Mayenne for La Coloc^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BnF Catalogue général. Blondel. Jean-Philippe. catalogue.bnf.fr. fr. 2018-03-28.
2. Web site: Lycée Edouard Herriot - Lycée Edouard Herriot. Lycée Edouard Herriot. fr-FR. 2018-03-28.
3. News: ‘The 6:41 to Paris,’ by Jean-Philippe Blondel. Riding. Alan. 2015-12-04. The New York Times. 2018-04-08. 0362-4331.
4. Scott, Katrina, and Kelsey Keith. “Interview With Jean-Philippe Blondel.” 8 Apr. 2018.
5. Book: Blondel, Jean-Philippe. A Place to Live. Annick Press, Limited. 2010. 9781554514489. 1–92.
6. Book: Blondel, Jean-Philippe. The 6:41 to Paris. New Vessel Press. 2015. 9781939931269. New York. Anderson. Alison.
7. Book: Maupassant, Guy de. A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time (Very Christmas). Daudet. Alphonse. Blondel. Jean-Philippe. New Vessel Press. Oct 10, 2017. 978-1939931504. New York. The Gift. B076FXH72D.
8. Blondel, Jean-Philippe (2019) Exposed. New York: New Vessel Press
9. Blondel, Jean-Philippe (2023) Café Unfiltered. New York: New Vessel Press
10. Book: Blondel, Jean-Philippe. Accès direct à la plage. Delphine Montalant. 2003. 978-2-9517997-3-8.
11. Book: Blondel, Jean-Philippe. 1979. Delphine Monalant. 2003. 9782951-799776. France.
12. Book: Blondel, Jean-Philippe. Juke-Box. Robert Laffont. 2004. 978-2221102817. France.
13. Web site: Prix littéraire Québec-France Marie-Claire-Blais Book awards LibraryThing. www.librarything.com. 2018-04-25.
14. Web site: Prix Biblioblog. www.prix-litteraires.net. 2018-04-25.
15. Web site: Prix Charles-Exbrayat Winners. www.goodreads.com. 2018-04-25.
16. News: Prix du roman Version Femina 2011. 2018-04-25. fr-FR.
17. Web site: Prix littéraire des collégiens et des lycéens de Charente 2012-2013 - Site du collège Michelle Pallet. etab.ac-poitiers.fr. fr. 2018-04-25.
18. Web site: L'affiche du Prix T'aimes Lire ! - Prix T'AIMES LIRE !. prixtaimeslire.hautetfort.com. fr. 2018-04-26.