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Anne Plantagenet (writer)
Anne Plantagenet (1972, Joigny (Yonne) is a French novelist and translator from Spanish. She translated her first novel from Spanish in 1994 and published her first book in 1998. Since then, she has continued to write, translate and publish, exploring all genres. In 2012, she was awarded the Prix Contrepoint for her novel ''Nation Pigalle'' published the previous year. Works *1998: ''Un coup de corne fut mon premier baiser'', novel, Ramsay *2005: ''Seule au rendez-vous'', novel, Robert Laffont, Prix du récit biographique 2005. *2005: ''Manolete'', biographie, Ramsay, Prix de la ville d'Hossegor 2006*2007: ''Marilyn Monroe'', biography, Folio Biographies*2008: ''Onze femmes'', short stories, collective work, J'ai lu *2008: ''Pour les siècles des siècles'', short stories, Stock (publishing house), Stock, J'ai lu, 2009*2009: ''Le Prisonnier'', novel, Stock, J'ai lu, 2011*2011: ''Nation Pigalle'', novel, Stock, J'ai lu, 2014 Prix Contrepoint *2014: ''Trois jours à Oran'', Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joigny
Joigny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It is located on the banks of the river Yonne (river), Yonne. History The current city, originally known as Joviniacum in Latin, was founded during Roman times by Jovinus (consul), Flavius Jovinus prefect of the Roman militia in Gaul in AD 369. During medieval times, it was fortified as a stronghold at the end of the 10th century by Renard I the Old, Count of Sens, on part of the lands of the Sainte-Marie du Charnier de Sens Abbey. Population Some notable people * Marcel Aymé * Edme Joachim Bourdois de La Motte, first physician to Napoleon's son * Yom Tov of Joigny, Rabbi and poet * Anne Plantagenet (writer), Anne Plantagenet * Juan de Juni, Jean de Joigny * François de Saint-Just (1896-1989), French politician It was also the home of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Roman Catholic Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JC Lattès
JC Lattès is a French publishing house. A division of Hachette Livre since 1981, JC Lattès' catalogue includes the works of Dan Brown, as well as ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' by E. L. James. Founder Jean-Claude Lattès died on 17 January 2018. Background JC Lattès was founded in 1968 as Edition Speciale by Jean-Claude Lattès and Jacques Lanzmann. Lattès took it over in 1972, renamed it Editions Jean-Claude Lattès, and ran it until 1981. JC Lattès currently has a catalog of more than 1000 titles. Its major successes include: *Le Sac de billes (A Bag of Marbles) by Joseph Joffo *Le Vent du soir (The Wind in the Evening) by Jean d'Ormesson *Le Nabab (The Nabob) by Irene Frain *Leon l'Africain (Leo Africanus) by Amin Maalouf *Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James *The Red Scarves *The Officers *Geisha Over the years, JC Lattès has published general-interest books by French and foreign authors, including both fiction and non-fiction. Its authors have included Scott Turow, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Yonne
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21st-century French Non-fiction Writers
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Living People
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercure De France
The was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. The gazette was published from 1672 to 1724 (with an interruption in 1674–1677) under the title (sometimes spelled ; 1672–1674) and (1677–1724). The title was changed to in 1724. The gazette was briefly suppressed (under Napoleon) from 1811 to 1815 and ceased publication in 1825. The name was revived in 1890 for both a literary review and (in 1894) a publishing house initially linked with the symbolist movement. Since 1995 has been part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. should not be confused with another literary magazine, the (1823–1830). The original ''Mercure galant'' and ''Mercure de France'' The ''Mercure galant'' was founded by the writer Jean Donneau de Visé in 1672. The name refers to the god Mercury, the messenger of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Redondo
Dolores Redondo Meira (born 1 February 1969) is a Spanish writer of noir novels, author of the ''Baztán Trilogy'', and winner of the 2016 Premio Planeta de Novela literary prize. Biography Dolores Redondo began studying for her law degree at the University of Deusto, though she did not complete it. She studied gastronomy in San Sebastián, worked in several restaurants, and had her own before devoting herself professionally to literature. She has lived in the ''comarca'' of in Cintruénigo since 2006. Redondo began writing literature with short stories and children's stories. In 2009 she published her first novel, ''Los privilegios del ángel'', and in January 2013 she published ''El guardián invisible'', the first volume of the ''Baztán Trilogy'' ( es, link=no, TrilogÃa del Baztán). The second part, titled ''Legado en los huesos'', followed in November of that year, and it finished in November 2014 with ''Ofrenda a la tormenta''. The trilogy has gone on to sell more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Gaston Gallimard in 1911, the publisher is now majority-owned by his grandson Antoine Gallimard. Éditions Gallimard is a subsidiary of Groupe Madrigall, the third largest French publishing group. History The publisher was founded on 31 May 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard, André Gide, and Jean Schlumberger as ''Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française'' (NRF). From its 31 May 1911 founding until June 1919, Nouvelle Revue Française published one hundred titles including ''La Jeune Parque'' by Paul Valéry. NRF published the second volume of '' In Search of Lost Time'', In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, which became the first Prix Goncourt-awarded book published by the company. Nouvelle Revue Française adopted the name "Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Ampuero
Roberto Ampuero (born 20 February 1953 in ValparaÃso, Chile) is a Chilean author, columnist, and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, a position he held from March 11, 2018 to June 13, 2019. His first novel ''¿Quién mató a Kristián Kustermann?'' was published in 1993 and in it he introduced his private eye, Cayetano Brulé, winning the Revista del Libro prize of ''El Mercurio''. Since then the detective has appeared in five novels. In addition he has published an autobiographical novel about his years in Cuba titled ''Nuestros Años Verde Olivo'' (1999) and the novels ''Los Amantes de Estocolmo'' (Book of the Year in Chile, 2003 and the bestseller of the year in ChileEl sendero luminoso de Roberto Ampuero en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Usón
Clara Usón Vegas (born Barcelona, 1961) is a Spanish writer. Her novel ''The Shy Assassin'' (''El asesino tÃmido'' in Spanish) was awarded the 2018 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, recognizing excellent literary works written in Spanish by female authors. She is also the winner of the 1998 ''Premio Feminino Lumen de Novela'' for her novel ''Noches de San Juan'' and the 2009 ''Premio Biblioteca Breve The Premio Biblioteca Breve is a literary award given annually by the publisher Seix Barral (now part of Grupo Planeta) to an unpublished novel in the Spanish language. Its prize is €30,000 and publication of the winning work. It is delivered in ...'' for ''Corazón de Napalm''. Bibliography * ''Noches de San Juan'' (1998) * ''Primer vuelo'' (2001) * ''El viaje de las palabras'' (2005) * ''Perseguidoras'' (2007) * ''Corazón de napalm'' (2009) * ''La hija del Este'' (2013) * ''Valor'' (2015) * ''El asesino tÃmido'' (2018) References Further reading Clara Usón to be give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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