Danièle Sallenave (; born 28 October 1940) is a French novelist and journalist. In April 2011, she became a member of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. In 1980 Sallenave received the

Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the Prix Goncour ...

for her novel ''Les Portes de Gubbio''.

Works

*''Un printemps froid: récits'', P.O.L., 1983, *''Phantom life'', Pantheon Books, 1989, *''À quoi sert la littérature ?'', Editions Textuel, 1997, *''L'Amazone du grand Dieu'', Bayard, 1997, *''Castor de guerre'', Gallimard, 2008,

Critical works

* Jacques Le Martinel (ed.), ''Danièle Sallenave: Visages d'une oeuvre'', Angers University Press, 2000. * Bruno Thibault, ''Danièle Sallenave et le don des morts'', Amsterdam/New York, Editions Rodopi, 2004. * Bruno Thibault (ed.), ''Danièle Sallenave'', ''Europe'', January 2014 (in press)

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* * 1940 births Living people People from Angers École Normale Supérieure alumni Members of the Académie Française Prix Renaudot winners 21st-century French women writers 21st-century Roman Catholics French Roman Catholic writers Grand prix Jean Giono recipients Officers of the Legion of Honour Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres {{France-writer-stub