About Annie Saumont
Lived 1927 – 2017 (aged 89–90). Annie Saumont was a French writer and translator.
Annie Saumont (1927 – 31 January 2017) was a French short story writer and English to French translator.
Saumont started as a specialist in English literature and an English to French translator. She has translated books by V.S. Naipaul, Nadine Gordimer and John Fowles among others.
Saumont is best known for her many collections of short stories. She published books of short stories over a period of over thirty years, and won a number of prizes for her work, including the 1981 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Quelquefois dans les cérémonies, the 1989 SGDL Short Story prize for Je suis pas un camion, and the 1993 Renaissance Short Story Prize for Les voilà quel bonheur.
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Who was Annie Saumont?
French writer and translator (1927–2017)
When was Annie Saumont born?
Annie Saumont was born in 1927 in Cherbourg.
When did Annie Saumont die?
Annie Saumont died on 31 January 2017 in Paris, Antony.
What was Annie Saumont's occupation?
Annie Saumont was a writer and translator.
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Annie Saumont was French.
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