Patricia Reznikov (born 1962 in Paris) is a Franco-American writer.

Biography

Reznikov graduated from the

École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Science ...

in Paris. From 1987 to 2000 she worked as an illustrator for the press, advertising and publishing (agency Illustrissimo from 1992 to 2002). At the same time she published her first texts. She is currently devoted exclusively to publishing. She is a novelist and a translator. She has been a reader of French and English texts for a large Parisian publishing house. She has collaborated with ''

Les Lettres Françaises ''Les Lettres Françaises'' (French language, French for "The French Letters") is a French literary publication, founded in 1941 by writers Jacques Decour and Jean Paulhan. Originally a clandestine magazine of the French Resistance in German occup ...

'' from 2005 to 2014 and the magazine ' and is currently collaborating in '' Le Magazine Littéraire'' and '. She is also a juror of several prizes: the Prix Prométhée de la Nouvelle, the Prix Cabourg du Roman and the Prix Charles Oulmont of the Fondation de France.

Works

Fiction

*1994: ''Toro'' (novel) Ed. De l’Arsenal, (retenu pour l’opération “1er roman/ 1re dramatique” de France Culture, 1999 *2001: ''Juste à la porte du jardin d’Eden'' (novel)

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 f ...

, , (selected for the

Grand prix des lectrices de Elle The Grand prix des lectrices de Elle is a French literary prize awarded by readers of ''Elle'' magazine. History Unlike other literary prizes that have professionals for their juries and selection committees, the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle i ...

) *2004: ''Mon teckel à roulettes est un philosophe'' (short story). , *2004: ''Vie et mort en magasin'' (short story). Ed. Du Rocher, *2004: ''Dieu a égaré mon numéro de téléphone'' (novel) Mercure de France, , (finalist of the

Prix Cazes Brasserie Lipp is a brasserie located at 151 Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It sponsors an annual literary prize, the Prix Cazes, named for a previous owner. History On , Léonard Lipp and his wife Pétronille opened ...

-Lipp, 2005). *2005: ''Un tour sur les montagnes russes'' (short story). Ed. Du Rocher, *2007: ''Le Paon du Jour'' (novel) éditions du Rocher, , (finalist of the

Prix Valery Larbaud The Prix Valery Larbaud is a French literary prize created in 1967, ten years after writer Valery Larbaud's death, by ''L'Association Internationale des Amis de Valery Larbaud'', an organization dedicated to the promotion of his works. The prize is ...

, Bourse Thyde Monnier 2007 of the

Société des gens de lettres Lactalis is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France. The company's former name was Besnier SA. Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the sec ...

, Prix Charles Oulmont of the Foundation of France 2008). *2011: ''La Nuit n’éclaire pas tout'' (novel). Albin Michel 2011, , (Prix Cazes-Lipp 2011). *2013: ''La Transcendante'' (novel). Albin Michel, (selected by the

prix Fémina The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works written ...

, finalist of the prix Renaudot, Prix Révélation 2013 of the Forêt des Livres).

Essays

*2012: ''Hermann Hesse'' in ''Le Livre d'où je viens, 16 écrivains racontent''. Éditions du Castor Astral *2014: ''I Colori di Massimo Arrighi ''(collective work)'', ''Campanotto Editore

Theatre

*1994: ''Toro ou le voyage en Espagne''. Radiodrama for France Culture * ''Femme de la Ville''. "''La Métaphore''", revue du Théâtre National Lille Tourcoing. , March 1994.

Poetry

* ''Ton monde est le mien'', 39 contemporary poets, anthology. Ed. , October 2009.

Albums for youth

*2003: ''La boîte de thé rouge'' (text and illustrations).

Gallimard Jeunesse Gallimard Jeunesse is a French publisher of children's books. It is a subsidiary of Éditions Gallimard. It is the publisher of the French versions of '' Harry Potter'' by J.K. Rowling, the catalogue of Roald Dahl, ''The Little Prince'' by An ...

/ Amnesty International *2005: ''Le Chevalier des Rêves'' (text and illustrations). Ed. Du Rocher jeunesse *2006: ''La Véritable Nage Papillon'' (short story). “Va y avoir du sport”, collective work, Gallimard Jeunesse/ ''L'Écrit du Cœur'' *2007: ''Cerise Noire'' (text) illustrations by Laurent Corvaisier, Thomas Jeunesse/Amnesty International *2008: ''La Grande Invention d’Azule le Lutin'' (text and illustrations), Thomas Jeunesse *1997: ''L’Avenir'', de Vincent Ravalec (illustrations) Éditions Michel Lagarde *2003: ''Le courage de la jeune Inuit'',de J.Pasquet (illustrations) Albin Michel *2001: ''Contes et légendes des fées et des princesses'' (illustrations). *2004: ''Contes et légendes des mille et une nuits'' (illustrations). Nathan *2004: ''Contes de chevaux'', de R.Causse et N.Vézinet (illustrations). Albin Michel *2005: ''Écrire le Monde, la naissance des alphabets'', by N.Cauwet (illustrations). Ed. Belem, (''finalist of the prix jeunesse France Télévision 2006; finalist of the prix Sorcières 2007; Prix Octogones /Ricochet 2006''). *2006: ''Compter le monde, la naissance des chiffres'', by N.Cauwet (illustrations) Ed. Belem, (''finalist of the prix Sorcières 2006'')

Translations from English

*2006: ''La Soupe de Kafka, une histoire complète de la littérature mondiale en 16 recettes'' (Moules marinière à la Italo Calvino et Sole à la dieppoise à la Jorge Luis Borges), by

Mark Crick Mark Crick is a British photographer and author, best known for his literary parodies ''Kafka's Soup'' and '' Sartre's Sink'', in which he presents recipes and DIY tips in the style of famous literary writers. Mark Crick is married to Fiona Simmo ...

Flammarion Flammarion may refer to: * Camille Flammarion (1842–1925), French astronomer and author * Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877–1962), French astronomer, wife of Camille Flammarion * Flammarion engraving by unknown artist; appeared in a book by C ...

*2008: ''La Baignoire de Goethe, bricoler avec les grands écrivains'' (Comment poser du papier peint avec Ernest Hemingway), by Mark Crick. Baker Street *2011: ''Sisters Red'' by

Jackson Pearce Jackson Pearce (born 1984) is an American author. She writes young adult fiction and also publishes as J. Nelle Patrick. Personal life and education Pearce was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and, , lives in Decatur, Georgia. She started writing ...

, Albin Michel *2014: ''Prières pour celles qui furent volées'' by

Jennifer Clement Jennifer Clement (born 1960) is an American-Mexican author. In 2015, she was elected as the first woman president of PEN International, an organization that was founded in 1921. Under her leadership, the groundbreaking PEN International Women's ...

, Flammarion, (finalist of the prix Fémina 2014, Prix des Lectrices de Elle/Lycéennes 2015) *2016: ''Retour à Ellinghurst'' by Clark Clark, Flammarion

External links

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