Françoise Lefèvre (born 22 November 1942) is a French writer discovered by publisher

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. She is a recipient of the

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Biography

Françoise Lefèvre was born 22 November 1942 in

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. She made her debut in literature in 1974, and each of her books tells about the episodes of her life. From ''La Première habitude'' to her latest book ''Un album de silence'' (2008). Love life, sentimental life, life of wanderings sometimes, life in writing too. Thus, ''Les larmes de

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. On July 23, 1974, the sick and disenchanted poet met this young woman. The ice broke from the start. The new friends planned a visit the next day in Vincennes, home town of Hardellet. It did not take place: the poet died during the night. Her son , whose

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she mentioned in her book ''Le Petit Prince Cannibale'', published an account of his disease (

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) in 2013: ''L'empereur, c'est moi'', at éditions de l'Iconoclaste.

Works

*1974: ''La Première Habitude'', , ,

, 1975 *1976: ''L'Or des chambres'', J.-J. Pauvert, *1977: ''Le Bout du compte'', J.-J. Pauvert *1985: ''Mortel Azur'', , *1990: ''Le Petit Prince Cannibale'',

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, 1990 *1993: ''Blanche, c'est moi'', Actes Sud, *1994: ''La Grosse'', Actes Sud, *1994: ''Hermine'',

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*1995: ''Surtout ne me dessine pas un mouton'', Stock, *1997: ''Un soir sans raison'',

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, *1998: ''Consigne des minutes heureuses'', Éditions du Rocher, *1998: ''Les Larmes d'André Hardellet'', Éditions du Rocher, *2000: ''Souliers d'automne'', Éditions du Rocher, *2000: ''En nous des choses tues'', Éditions du Rocher, *2001: ''L'Offrande'', Éditions du Rocher, *2003: ''Alma ou la chute des feuilles'', Éditions du Rocher, *2004: ''Se perdre avec les ombres'', Éditions du Rocher, , Prix Marcel Aymé, 2005 *2008: ''Un album de silence'',

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Prizes

*1975:

for ''La Première Habitude''. *1990:

for ''Le Petit Prince cannibale''. *2005: Prix Marcel Aymé for ''Se perdre avec les ombres''.

Bibliography

Pierre Perrin Pierre Perrin (c.1620 – 24 April 1675) was a French poet and librettist. Perrin, sometimes known as L'Abbé Perrin although he never belonged to the clergy, was born in Lyon. He founded the Académie d'Opéra, which later was renamed the Acad� ...

, ''Les caresses de l'absence chez Françoise Lefèvre'', Éditions du Rocher, 1998.Extracts of the book on the website of the author, Pierre Perrin (de Chassagne)
/ref> * Sabine Bourgois, ''Une autre que moi'', K Éditions, 2004.
/ref> :: Prix "A la découverte d'un écrivain du Nord" 2005, bestowed by the Furet du Nord bookstore and the daily '' La Voix du Nord''.

References

External links

Site autour du livre ''Une autre que moi'' de Sabine Bourgois consacré aux livres de Françoise Lefèvre

Françoise Lefèvre
on Babelio
Françoise Lefèvre, ''écrivaine tendre et rebelle''
on Save my brain
Article about Françoise Lefèvre
on ''Save my brain''
''Hugo Horiot, autoportrait d'un ancien autiste''
in ''

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