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Valérie Rouzeau (born 22 August 1967, in
Valérie Rouzeau (born 22 August 1967, in Cosne-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
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), is a French poet and translator.
She is the eldest of a family of seven children. She holds a Master of literary translation. She received the Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
The prix Guillaume Apollinaire is a French poetry prize first awarded in 1941. It was named in honour of French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. It annually recognizes a collection of poems for its originality and modernity.
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for Poetry in 2012 for the collection ''Vrouz''. She currently lives in Nevers (Nièvre).
Some of her works have been translated into English by Susan Wicks
Susan Wicks (born 1947 Kent, England) is a British poet and novelist.
She studied at the University of Hull, University of Sussex. She taught at University College, Dublin, University of Dijon, and the University of Kent.
She teaches at Goldsm ...
which have won awards including the 2010 Scott Moncrieff Prize
The Scott Moncrieff Prize, named after the translator C. K. Scott Moncrieff, is an annual £2,000 literary award, literary prize for French to English translation, awarded to one or more translators every year for a full-length work deemed by the ...
for ''Pas Revoir'' (''Cold Spring in Winter''), and the 2014 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize is an annual literary prize for any book-length translation into English from any other living European language. The first prize was awarded in 1999. The prize is funded by and named in honour of Lord Weidenfe ...
for ''Vrouz'' (''Talking Vrouz'').
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