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Patricia Reznikov

b. 1962

French-american writer

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Born 1962. Patricia Reznikov is a French and American novelist, translator, literary critic, poet, playwright and essayist.

Patricia Reznikov (born 1962 in Paris) is a Franco-American writer.

Biography Reznikov graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She is a novelist and a translator who worked for Les Lettres Françaises from 2005 to 2014, for the magazine Le Magazine Littéraire and for . She is also a juror of several prizes: the Prix Prométhée de la Nouvelle, the Prix Cabourg du Roman and the Prix Charles Oulmont of the Fondation de France.

Works Fiction 1994: Toro (novel) Ed. De l’Arsenal, (retenu pour l’opération “1er roman/ 1re dramatique” de France Culture, 1999 2001: Juste à la porte du jardin d’Eden (novel) Mercure de France, , (selected for the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle) 2004: Mon teckel à roulettes est un philosophe (short story). , 2004: Vie et mort en magasin (short story). Ed. Du Rocher, 2004: Dieu a égaré mon numéro de téléphone (novel) Mercure de France, , (finalist of the Prix Cazes-Lipp, 2005). 2005: Un tour sur les montagnes russes (short story). Ed. Du Rocher, 2007: Le Paon du Jour (novel) éditions du Rocher, , (finalist of the Prix Valery Larbaud, Bourse Thyde Monnier 2007 of the Société des gens de lettres, Prix Charles Oulmont of the Foundation of France 2008). 2011: La Nuit n’éclaire pas tout (novel). Albin Michel 2011, , (Prix Cazes-Lipp 2011). 2013: La Transcendante (novel). Albin Michel, (selected by the prix Fémina, finalist of the prix Renaudot, Prix Révélation 2013 of the Forêt des Livres).

Essays 2012: Hermann Hesse in Le Livre d'où je viens, 16 écrivains racontent. Éditions du Castor Astral 2014: I Colori di Massimo Arrighi (collective work), Campanotto Editore

Theatre 1994: Toro ou le voyage en Espagne. Radiodrama for France Culture Femme de la Ville. "La Métaphore", revue du Théâtre National Lille Tourcoing. , March 1994.

Poetry Ton monde est le mien, 39 contemporary poets, anthology. Ed. , October 2009.

Albums for youth 2003: La boîte de thé rouge (text and illustrations). Gallimard Jeunesse/ Amnesty International 2005: Le Chevalier des Rêves (text and illustrations). Ed. Du Rocher jeunesse 2006: La Véritable Nage Papillon (short story). “Va y avoir du sport”, collective work, Gallimard Jeunesse/ L'Écrit du Cœur 2007: Cerise Noire (text) illustrations by Laurent Corvaisier, Thomas Jeunesse/Amnesty International 2008: La Grande Invention d’Azule le Lutin (text and illustrations), Thomas Jeunesse 1997: L’Avenir, de Vincent Ravalec (illustrations) Éditions Michel Lagarde 2003: Le courage de la jeune Inuit, de J.Pasquet (illustrations) Albin Michel 2001: Contes et légendes des fées et des princesses (illustrations). 2004: Contes et légendes des mille et une nuits (illustrations). Nathan 2004: Contes de chevaux, de R.Causse et N.Vézinet (illustrations). Albin Michel 2005: Écrire le Monde, la naissance des alphabets, by N.Cauwet (illustrations). Ed. Belem, (finalist of the prix jeunesse France Télévision 2006; finalist of the prix Sorcières 2007; Prix Octogones /Ricochet 2006). 2006: Compter le monde, la naissance des chiffres, by N.Cauwet (illustrations) Ed. Belem, (finalist of the prix Sorcières 2006)

Translations from English 2006: La Soupe de Kafka, une histoire complète de la littérature mondiale en 16 recettes (Moules marinière à la Italo Calvino et Sole à la dieppoise à la Jorge Luis Borges), by Mark Crick. Flammarion 2008: La Baignoire de Goethe, bricoler avec les grands écrivains (Comment poser du papier peint avec Ernest Hemingway), by Mark Crick. Baker Street 2011: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce, Albin Michel 2014: Prières pour celles qui furent volées by Jennifer Clement, Flammarion, (finalist of the prix Fémina 2014, Prix des Lectrices de Elle/Lycéennes 2015) 2016: Retour à Ellinghurst by Clark Clark, Flammarion

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1962, Paris
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Awards
Prix Cazes; Women Novelists’ Award; Prix du Rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Patricia Reznikov?

French-american writer

When was Patricia Reznikov born?

Patricia Reznikov was born in 1962 in Paris.

What is Patricia Reznikov's occupation?

Patricia Reznikov is a novelist, translator, literary critic, poet, playwright and essayist.

What nationality is Patricia Reznikov?

Patricia Reznikov is French and American.

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