Véronique Olmi (born 1962) is a French playwright and novelist. She won the

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emerging artist award for her 2001 novella '' Bord de Mer''. It has since been translated into several European languages. Olmi has published a dozen plays and half a dozen novels.

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;Theatre *1996: ''Le Passage'', Édition de l'Arche *1997: ''Chaos debout/Les nuits sans lune'', Édition de l'Arche *1998: ''Point à la ligne/La Jouissance du scorpion'', Édition de l'Arche *2000: ''Le Jardin des apparences'',

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*2001: ''Mathilde'', Actes Sud *2006: ''Je nous aime beaucoup'',

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*2009: ''Une séparation'', Triartis *2014: ''Des baisers, pardon'' Avant-Scéne ;Novels * ''Bord de mer'', Actes Sud, 2001 et 2003, (translated as ''Beside the Sea'' by

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, published by

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in 2002, Babel, J'ai lu * ''Numéro six'', Actes Sud, 2002 Babel, J'ai lu, Biblio Collège et Biblio lycée. * ''Un si bel avenir'', Actes Sud, 2003 Babel * ''La petite fille aux allumettes'', Stock, 2004 * ''La pluie ne change rien au désir'', Grasset, 2005 le Livre de Poche * ''Sa passion'', Grasset, 2007. Le Livre de Poche * ''La Promenade des russes'', Grasset, 2008 Le Livre de Poche * ''Le Premier Amour'', Grasset, 2010 Le Livre de Poche * ''Cet été-là'', Grasset, 2011, Le Livre de Poche **

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2011 * ''Nous étions faits pour être heureux'', Albin Michel, 2012, Le Livre de Poche * ''La Nuit en vérité'', Albin Michel, 2013 * ''J’aimais mieux quand c’était toi'', Albin Michel, 2015 * Participe au recueil "''Nous sommes CHARLIE" 60 écrivains unis pour la liberté d'expression''. janvier 2015 *''Bakhita: A Novel of the Saint of Sudan'', Editions Albin Michel, 20117 *''Les Évasions particulières'', Albin Michel, 2020, (translated as ''Daughters Beyond Control'' by

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, published by

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) ;Théâtre * ''Un autre que moi'', Albin Michel, 2016 ;Short stories * ''Privée'', Édition de l'Arche, 1998 Biographie Théâtre en France : * 1997: ''Le Passage'' directed by Brigitte Jaques-Wajeman ( * 1998: ''Chaos debout'' directed by Jacques Lassalle (Festival officiel d'Avignon. Les Abbesses théâtre de la Ville) * 1998: ''Point à la ligne'' directed by Philippe Adrien (Vieux Colombiers Comédie française) Prix CIC Théâtre * 2000: ''Le jardin des apparences'' directed by Gildas Bourdet (La Criée. Théâtre Hebertot) Nomination aux Molières meilleur auteur. Molière meilleur acteur pour Jean-Paul Roussillon. * 2002: ''Mathilde'' directed by Didier Long (Théâtre du Rond Point) * 2006: ''Je nous aime beaucoup'' directed by José Paul (Petit Théâtre de Paris) * 2009: ''Une séparation'' (Mise en espace Christophe Correia auFestival de la correspondance de Grignan) Prix Beaumarchais-Durance. *2011: "''Vivre-écrire-vivre''" : adaptation de la correspondance de Tsvétaïeva à Konstantin Rodzevitch. Mise en espace Richard Brunel, au Festival de la correspondance de Grignan * 2013: ''Une séparation'' directed by Jean-Philippe Puymartin and Anne Rotenberg (Théâtre des Mathurins) Screenwriter : * ''Bord de mer'' for Bagherra Production * ''Un souvenir'' for Jade Production et France 2 Actress: * ''À demain Modigliani'' (V. Olmi) (directed by François Lazaro) * ''Je nous aime beaucoup'' (V. Olmi) (directed by José Paul) * ''Le Diable'' (M. Tsvétaïeva) (directed by D.M. Maréchal) * ''La Reine de Nacre'' (Bernard Werber) (réalisation Bernard Werber) * ''Un mariage d'écriture et d'amour ''(Carson Mc Cullers) (mise en espace Anne Rotenberg) * ''Les nuits sans lune'' (V.Olmi) (mise en espace Doris Mirescu) * ''Bord de mer'' (V. Olmi) * ''La Jouissance du scorpion'' (V.Olmi) * ''Une Séparation'' (V.Olmi) (directed by Jean-Philippe Puymartin et Anne Rotenberg) Mise-en-scène: "Rilke, Pasternak, Tsvetaïeva, la correspondance inachevée" avec Michael Lonsdale, Paris, Maison de la Poésie

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Chronique sur ses romans ''Bord de Mer'' et ''Numéro Six''
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