Valérie Zenatti
French author, translator and scriptwriter. (born 1970)
About Valérie Zenatti
Born 1970. Valérie Zenatti is a French writer, translator, children's writer and soldier.
Valérie Zenatti (born 1 April 1970, in Nice) is a French writer, translator and screenwriter.
Biography Her novel, enjoyed a critical and public success and - after being selected in the final prix Médicis and prix des libraires – was awarded the prix du Livre Inter in June 2015. and seven other prizes including the Prix Méditerranée, le Prix Libraires en Seine et le prix Azur.
She's also the translator of Aharon Appelfeld into French.
Work Children/young adult books 1999: Une addition, des complications, , coll. Neuf 1999: Une montre pour grandir, illustrations Frédéric Richard, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2000: Koloïshmielnik s’en va-t-en guerre, École des loisirs, coll. Neuf 2001: Fais pas le clown, Papa !, illustrations by Kimiko, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2002: Le Secret de Micha, illustrations Alan Metz, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2002: Quand j'étais soldate, École des loisirs, coll. Médium – 2004 2004: Jonas, poulet libre, illustrations de Nadja, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2004: Demain, la révolution !, École des loisirs, coll. Neuf 2005: , École des loisirs, coll. Médium 2007: Boubélé, illustrations Audrey Poussier, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2007: Adieu, mes 9 ans !, École des loisirs, coll. Neuf 2008: « Une balle perdue », nouvelle dans le recueil collectif Il va y avoir du sport mais moi je reste tranquille, École des loisirs 2009: Vérité, vérité chérie, illustrations Audrey Poussier, École des loisirs, coll. Mouche 2010: Le Blues de Kippour with Serge Lask, éd. Naïve
Novels 2006 : En retard pour la guerre, éditions de l'Olivier; Points Seuil sous le titre Ultimatum. 2010: Les Âmes sœurs, éditions de l'Olivier; Points Seuil, 2011 2011: Mensonges, éd. de l'Olivier 2012: Mariage blanc, éd. du Moteur 2014: Jacob, Jacob, éd. de l'Olivier; Points Seuil, 2016 – Prix Méditerranée 2015 et Prix du Livre Inter
Translations From Hebrew to French 2004: by Aharon Appelfeld 2006: L'Amour, soudain by Aharon Appelfeld 2007: Double Jeu by Yair Lapid 2008: Floraison sauvage by Aharon Appelfeld 2008: Sur le vif by Michal Govrin 2008: La Chambre de Mariana by Aharon Appelfeld 2009: Un petit garçon idéal by Zeruya Shalev 2009: Et la fureur ne s'est pas encore tue by Aharon Appelfeld 2011: Le Garçon qui voulait dormir by Aharon Appelfeld 2012: Yolanda by Moshé Sakal 2013: Les Eaux tumultueuses by Aharon Appelfeld 2014: Adam et Thomas by Aharon Appelfeld 2015: Les partisans by Aharon Appelfeld
Screenwriter 2021: Valiant Hearts, directed by Mona Achache
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Who is Valérie Zenatti?
French author, translator and scriptwriter. (born 1970)
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Valérie Zenatti was born on 1 April 1970 in Nice.
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Valérie Zenatti is a writer, translator, children's writer and soldier.
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Valérie Zenatti is French.
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