Hélène Grémillon (born 8 February 1977 in Poitiers) is a French novelist.

Biography

Hélène Grémillon studied letters and obtained a master's degree, then turned to history, thus obtaining a DEA.

Her first novel, Le Confident, published in 2010, quickly became a best seller. Translated into twenty languages, it sold more than 250,000 copies and more than 250,000 copies in pocket edition,[1] and appeared in some twenty countries. Le Confident is a love story, recounting the life of Camille, who receives a letter from an unknown sender after her mother's death, between the year 1938 and the year 1942.

She radically changes scenery in her second novel, La Garçonnière, a suspense novel inspired by a real drama happening in Argentina in Buenos Aires in 1987.

She married French singer Julien Clerc 17 December 2012 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[2]

Works

  • 2010: Le Confident, Paris, Éditions Plon, 301 p. ISBN 978-2-259-21251-9.[3]
- Lauriers Verts de La Forêt des Livres - Prix du Premier Roman 2010
- Prix Jeune Talent Littéraire des Clubs de Lecture de Saint-Germain-en-Laye 2011
- Prix Emmanuel Roblès - Prix des lecteurs de la Ville de Blois 2011
- Prix du Premier roman de femme - Coup de Cœur du Jury 2011
- Prix Palissy 2011.[4]
  • 2013: La Garçonnière, Paris, Éditions Flammarion, coll. « Littérature française », 356 p. ISBN 978-2-08-130887-9.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Jean-François Cadet. "1. L'écrivain Hélène Grémillon". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Marc Fourny. "Les noces de Noël de Julien Clerc". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Sophie Delassein. ""Le Confident" d'Hélène Grémillon". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hélène Grémillon". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Delphine Peras. "La garçonnière, d'Hélène Grémillon: Tango sur le divan". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Bernard Lehut. "Hélène Grémillon : "C'est la jalousie que j'ai voulu décliner", dit-elle sur "La garçonnière" dans Laissez-vous tenter le 02-09-2013 sur RTL". Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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