Véronique Ovaldé (born 1972) is a French novelist. Her fifth novel ''Et mon cœur transparent'' won the Prix France Culture/Télérama in 2008. Her seventh novel ''Ce que je sais de Vera Candida'' won the Prix Renaudot des lycéens (2009), the

Prix France Télévisions The Prix France Télévisions are annual literary awards in France. Since 1995, the national television broadcaster France Télévisions has awarded two prizes, for a novel and an essay. The judging panel consists of 15 television viewers chosen f ...

(2009) and the

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(2010). She has had two books translated in English by

Adriana Hunter Adriana Hunter is a British translator of French literature. She is known for translating over 60 French novels, such as '' Fear and Trembling'' by Amélie Nothomb or '' The Girl Who Played Go'' by Shan Sa. She has been short-listed for the Ind ...

, but Ovaldé's other titles are still available for interested publishers and translators. She lives in Paris.Profile
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Works

* 2000: ''Le Sommeil des poissons'',

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* 2002: ''Toutes choses scintillant'', L'Ampoule, * 2003: ''Les hommes en général me plaisent beaucoup'',

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, J'ai lu, 2006 * 2005: ''Déloger l’animal'', Actes Sud (Translated by ''Adrian Hunter'' as ''Kick Out the Animal'') * 2006: ''La Très Petite Zébuline'' with Joëlle Jolivet, Actes Sud junior * 2008: '' Et mon cœur transparent'', éditions de l'Olivier (Translated by ''Adrian Hunter'' as ''And My See-Through Heart'') ** Prix France Culture/Télérama 2008 * 2009: '' Ce que je sais de Vera Candida'', éditions de l'Olivier ** Prix Renaudot des Lycéens 2009 **

2009 **

2010 * 2009: ''La Salle de bains du Titanic'', recueil de nouvelles hors-commerce, J'ai Lu. * 2011: ''Des vies d'oiseaux'', éditions de l'Olivier * 2012: ''La Salle de bains du Titanic'', recueil de nouvelles, édition augmentée et illustrée, J'ai Lu. * 2013: ''La Grâce des brigands'', éditions de l'Olivier * 2015: ''Paloma et le vaste monde'', avec Jeanne Detallante, Actes Sud junior ** Pépite du livre 2015, Catégorie Album ( Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse de Montreuil) * 2015: ''Quatre cœurs imparfaits'', with Véronique Dorey, * 2016: ''Soyez imprudents les enfants'', Flammarion

References

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