Agnès Desarthe

Agnès Desarthe ( Naouri; born 3 May 1966) is a French novelist, children's writer and translator.

Biography Desarthe was born on 3 May 1966 in Paris. She is the daughter of the pediatrician and writer Aldo Naouri. She is married to filmmaker , son of actor . They have four children. Her brother is the opera singer Laurent Naouri. One of her more recent novels, Dans la nuit brune, received the Prix Renaudot des lycéens in 2010. 2007: Prix Maurice-Edgar Coindreau for Les papiers de Puttermesser (translation of The Puttermesser Papers by Cynthia Ozick) 2007: Prix Laure Bataillon for Les papiers de Puttermesser (translation of The Puttermesser Papers by Cynthia Ozick) 2009: Prix Marcel Pagnol for Le Remplaçant 2009: Prix du roman Version Femina - Virgin Megastore for Le Remplaçant 2010: Prix Renaudot des lycéens for Dans la nuit brune 2012: Prix littéraire 30 millions d'amis ( Goncourt des animaux) for Une partie de chasse 2014: Prix Anna-de-Noailles of the Académie Française for Comment j'ai appris à lire 2015: Prix littéraire du Monde for Ce cœur changeant 2015: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour

Nominations 2002: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist for Five Photos of My Wife 2002: Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize shortlist for Five Photos of My Wife 2003: International Dublin Literary Award longlist for Five Photos of My Wife 2021: Prix Goncourt second selection for L'éternel fiancé