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Claudie Gallay
Claudie Gallay (born 1961) is a French writer. In parallel to her work as a writer, she works part-time as a teacher. Bibliography * 2001: ''L'Office des vivants'', , * 2002: ''Mon amour, ma vie'', Éditions du Rouergue, * 2004: ''Seule Venise'', Éditions du Rouergue, Prix d'Ambronay 2004, - Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE - 2004 * 2004:''Les Années cerises'', Éditions du Rouergue, * 2006: ''Dans l'or du temps'', Éditions du Rouergue, * 2008: ''Les Déferlantes'', Éditions du Rouergue, - Prix des lecteurs de la Ville de Brive-la-Gaillarde 2008.- Prix Culture et Bibliothèques pour tous (CBPT) 2009.- Grand prix des lectrices de Elle 2009.- Prix Livre & Mer Henri-Queffélec 2009.- Prix des Lecteurs du Télégramme - Prix Jean-Pierre Coudurier 2009.- Prix Rosine Perrier 2009. - Prix Littéraire de la Ville de Caen 2009. * 2010: ''L’Amour est une île'', Actes Sud, * 2013: ''Une part de ciel'', Actes Sud, * 2014: ''Détails d’Opalka'', Actes Sud, ;Participatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu (; frp, Brégon) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965. Geography Bourgoin is located 32 km from Lyon, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from Grenoble. The town is next to the new town of l'Isle-d'Abeau and Saint-Exupéry International Airport. The Bourbre flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. Neighbourhoods in the municipality include: * Champfleuri * Funas * Champaret * Boussieu * La Grive * Montbernier * Planbourgoin * Pré-Bénit * Mozas * l'Oiselet Population Bourgoin-Jallieu has a population of about 28,000. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Bourgoin. A small town of about 3,500 inhabitants around 1800 and 7,000 around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnès Desarthe
Agnès Desarthe ( Naouri; born 3 May 1966) is a French novelist, children's writer and translator. Biography Desarthe was born 3 May 1966 in Paris. She is the daughter of the pediatrician and writer Aldo Naouri. She is married to filmmaker , son of actor . They have four children. Her brother is the opera singer Laurent Naouri. She studied English literature. She started her career as a translator. In 1992, she published her first novel. She became a prolific writer of children's books. In 1996 she was awarded the Prix du Livre Inter for her second novel ''Un secret sans importance''. Her most successful novel, ''Chez Moi'' (french: Mangez-moi, it=y, link=no), has been translated into over 15 languages. One of her more recent novels, ''Dans la nuit brune'', received the Prix Renaudot des lycéens in 2010. Her novels are published in France by Éditions de l'Olivier and in the UK by Portobello Books. Awards and honours * 1996: Prix du Livre Inter for ''Un secret sans importanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Women Novelists
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21st-century French Non-fiction Writers
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People From Bourgoin-Jallieu
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1961 Births
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France Culture
France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes (including debates, discussions, and documentaries), as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions. The channel is broadcast nationwide on FM and is also available online. History France Culture began life in 1945 as the Programme National of Radiodiffusion Française (RDF). Renamed France III in 1958 and RTF Promotion in 1963, the channel finally adopted its present name later in that same year. The Programme National had originally carried the bulk of French public radio's classical music output; however, since the establishment in 1953 of the specialized "high-fidelity" music channel which was to become today's France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Monde
''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website since 19 December 1995, and is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with '' Libération'', and ''Le Figaro''. It should not be confused with the monthly publication '' Le Monde diplomatique'', of which ''Le Monde'' has 51% ownership, but which is editorially independent. A Reuters Institute poll in 2021 in France found that "''Le Monde'' is the most trusted national newspaper". ''Le Monde'' was founded by Hubert Beuve-Méry at the request of Charles de Gaulle (as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) on 19 December 1944, shortly after the Liberation of Paris, and published continuously since its first edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Figaro
''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of record, along with ''Le Monde'' and ''Libération''. It was named after Figaro, a character in a play by polymath Beaumarchais (1732–1799); one of his lines became the paper's motto: "''Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur''" ("Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise"). With a centre-right editorial line, it is the largest national newspaper in France, ahead of ''Le Parisien'' and ''Le Monde''. In 2019, the paper had an average circulation of 321,116 copies per issue. The paper is published in Berliner format. Since 2012 its editor (''directeur de la rédaction'') has been Alexis Brézet. The newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group since 2004. Other Groupe Figaro publications include ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus two member companies acting as editorial and programme production centres, ARTE France in Paris (formerly known as La Sept) and ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden (a subsidiary of the two main public German TV networks ARD and ZDF). As an international joint venture (an EEIG), its programmes focus on audiences in both countries. Because of this, the channel has two audio tracks and two subtitle tracks, one each in French and German. 80% of Arte's programming is provided by its French and German subsidiaries, each making half of the programmes. The remainder is provided by the European subsidiary and the channel's European partners. Selected programmes are available with English, Spanish, Polish and Italian subtitles online. In January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini (born 19 September 1962) is a Franco-Swiss actor. Life and career Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, directed by Patrice Chéreau. He has since then been appearing on television (''Les Rois maudits'', 2005) and in films, many directed by Chéreau. Personal life Todeschini has a child from a previous relationship, a son named Romain, born in 1997. He is married to actress Sophie Broustal, with whom he has a daughter, Paloma, born on 6 June 2006. He is fluent in French and Italian. Selected filmography * 1987 - ''Hôtel de France'' * 1992 - '' La sentinelle'' * 1994 - '' Coming to Terms with the Dead'' * 1995 - ''El pasajero clandestino'' * 1997 - '' Comanche Territory'' * 1998 - '' Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train'' * 2000 - '' Le Libertin'' * 2002 - '' A Private Affair'' * 2003 - '' Son frère'' * 2004 - '' Olgas Sommer'' * 2004 - ''Secret Agent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Testud
Sylvie Testud (born 17 January 1971) is a French actress hose film career est Actress for ''Fear and Trembling'' (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for ''Lourdes'' (2009). Her other film roles include '' Beyond Silence'' (1996), ''La Vie en Rose'' (2007), and ''French Women'' (2014). Life and career She grew up in the La Croix-Rousse quarter of Lyon, France. This was an area with many Portuguese, Spanish and Italian immigrants. Her mother immigrated from Italy in the 1960s. Her French father left the family when Sylvie was just two years old. In 1985, when she was 14, she saw Charlotte Gainsbourg in her role of the complex young girl in ''L'Effrontée'', a film directed by Claude Miller, identified with Gainsbourg, and so took drama classes in Lyon with the actor and director Christian Taponard. In 1989, she moved to Paris and spent three years at the Conservatoire (CNSAD). In the early and mid 1990s, she landed her first small roles in films like '' L'Histoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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