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Anne Plichota
Anne Plichota (born Dijon, 1968) is a French children's author. With her fellow Strasbourg librarian Cendrine Wolf she co-authored Oksa Pollock (2007-2013), a French fantasy series, and a second more "gothic" trilogy Susan Hopper (first novel published March 2013). The two authors were originally refused by major publishing houses so self-published the first book and distributed it locally in Strasbourg. The series acquired a teen blog following and became a local phenomenon in Alsace, then throughout France. Then in translation in Germany and Spain. The Oksa series is published in English in the UK by Pushkin Press Pushkin Press is a British-based publishing house dedicated to publishing novels, essays, memoirs and children's books. The London-based company was founded in 1997 and is notable for publishing authors such as Stefan Zweig, Marcel Aymé, Anta ....Livres hebdo - Issues 815-819 - 2010 Page 53 "Gallimard ayant refusé leur histoire, Anna Plichota et Cendrine Wolf l' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Plichota - Comédie Du Livre 2011 - Montpellier - P1160351
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France ( Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earliest archaeological finds within the city limits of Dijon date to the Neolithic period. Dijon later became a Roman settlement named ''Divio'', located on the road between Lyon and Paris. The province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries, and Dijon became a place of tremendous wealth and power, one of the great European centres of art, learning, and science. The city has retained varied architectural styles from many of the main periods of the past millennium, including Capetian, Gothic, and Renaissance. Many still-inhabited town-houses in the city's central district date from the 18th century and earlier. Dijon's architecture is distinguished by, among other things, '' toits bourguignons'' (Burgu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cendrine Wolf
Cendrine Wolf (born 1969 in Colmar) is a French children's writer, known for co-writing the ''Oksa Pollock'' series with Anne Plichota. In 2012 the two announced that they would be collaborating on a new series centering on the character of Susan Hopper ''Susan Hopper'' is a French novel series for young teens written by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf, two Strasbourg librarians known for writing the Oksa Pollock series. The series is intended to be a trilogy and centers on the character of Sus .... Bibliography Oksa Pollock #''L'Inespérée'' (2010) #''La forêt des égarés'' (2010) #''Le coeur des deux mondes'' (2011) #''Les liens maudits'' (2012) #''Le règne des félons'' (2012) Susan Hopper #''Le parfum perdu'' (2013) References External links * Cedrine Wolfbei der Verlagsgruppe Friedrich Oetinger Cendrine Wolfbei XO Editions (englisch) 1969 births People from Colmar French children's writers Living people French women novelists French women children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oksa Pollock
The ''Oksa Pollock'' is a series of seven fantasy children's novels written by French authors Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf. Plichota and Wolf initially tried to publish the series through Éditions Gallimard in 2007, but were rejected. The authors then self-published the series until 2010, when the books were picked up by XO Editions. Of the central character of Oksa Pollock, the authors have stated that they named her after a Ukrainian aunt of Plichota's named Oksana. The series has been published in multiple languages, including Hebrew, French, German, and English. Synopsis The series follows Oksa Pollock, a young girl that has just moved to London with her family. She lives the life of an average thirteen-year-old girl, dreaming of being a ninja while hanging out with her best friend Gus and complaining about her unpleasant and strange maths teacher. Oksa soon discovers that she has supernatural powers as well as a strange new mark on her stomach. Her grandmother Dragomira r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Hopper
''Susan Hopper'' is a French novel series for young teens written by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf, two Strasbourg librarians known for writing the Oksa Pollock series. The series is intended to be a trilogy and centers on the character of Susan Hopper, a young girl that lost her parents in a fire. Of the series, Plichota and Wolf have stated that the tone is more "gothic" and "dark" than the ''Pollock'' novels and set in the city of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ..., enigmatic city of South America. Novels #''Susan Hopper, le parfum perdu'' (March 2013) #''Susan Hopper, Les Forces fantômes'' (2016) References External links * 2013 French novels French children's novels 2013 children's books Novels set in Buenos Aires {{2010s-ya-nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Dernières Nouvelles D'Alsace
''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'', commonly known as ''DNA'', is a regional daily French newspaper covering the Alsace region. History and profile ''DNA'' was created in November 1877 as ''Neueste Nachrichten'' by German Heinrich Ludwig Kayser. It is part of East Burgundy group Rhone Alpes (EBRA), formerly France or East Media Group Est Républicain. Its principal owner is the press trust of the French bank Crédit Mutuel. Its headquarters is located at 17 rue de la Nuée-Bleue in Strasbourg since 13 July 1891. The ''DNA'' employs about 850 staff and 200 journalists in the Upper Rhine and Lower Rhine The Lower Rhine (german: Niederrhein; kilometres 660 to 1,033 of the river Rhine) flows from Bonn, Germany, to the North Sea at Hook of Holland, Netherlands (including the Nederrijn or "Nether Rhine" within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta); al .... In 1995, it became the first French daily newspaper to have online presence. Its daily circulation in December 2009 was 180,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushkin Press
Pushkin Press is a British-based publishing house dedicated to publishing novels, essays, memoirs and children's books. The London-based company was founded in 1997 and is notable for publishing authors such as Stefan Zweig, Marcel Aymé, Antal Szerb, Paul Morand and Yasushi Inoue, as well as award-winning contemporary writers, including Andrés Neuman, Edith Pearlman, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Eka Kurniawan and Ryu Murakami. History Pushkin Press was founded in 1997 by Melissa Ulfane whose ambition was to bring literature in translation to the UK. Pushkin Press is notable for rediscovering less known European classics of the twentieth century and is largely responsible for reigniting worldwide interest into authors such as Stefan Zweig and Antal Szerb. In 2012, Pushkin Press was bought by Adam Freudenheim, then Penguin Classics publisher, and Stephanie Seegmuller, a former Penguin senior business development manager. Seegmuller left Pushkin in March 2015. In 2013, Pushkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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