Dominique Bona (born 29 July 1953 in
Perpignan) is a French writer.
Life
She won the 2000
Bourse Goncourt for biography, and 1998
Prix Renaudot
The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award.
History
The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the ...
.
She was literary critic for ''
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 r ...
'' and ''
Le Journal du dimanche
''Le Journal du dimanche'' (English: ''Sunday's newspaper'') is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France.
History and profile
''Le Journal du Dimanche'' was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948. He was managing editor of '' Fran ...
''.
She was elected a member of
Académie française in April 2013.
She is the daughter of
Arthur Conte and Colette Lacassagne.
[''European Biographical Directory'', R.H.Neirijnck ed., Bruges, Belgium, 1997, p. 125. ]
References
1953 births
Living people
French biographers
Members of the Académie Française
Prix Renaudot winners
Prix Goncourt de la Biographie winners
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
Prix Interallié winners
People from Perpignan
20th-century French women writers
21st-century French women writers
Women biographers
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