Sophie Buchaillard

Sophie Buchaillard is a Franco-British novelist. Her debut novel This Is Not Who We Are was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award in 2023. Her second novel, Assimilation (Honno, 2024) explores cultural identity, migration and belonging through three generations of women.

Early life Buchaillard was born in Paris, France in 1978. Prior to settling in Wales, she travelled across Europe, Asia, the United States and Africa, living in Spain, the US and England.

Career In June 2022, Buchaillard published her debut novel This Is Not Who We Are with Welsh publisher Seren Books, a multi-layered novel centred upon the Rwandan genocide and the culpability of the French government. In May 2023, it was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award. In 2024, she published Assimilation with Welsh publisher Honno