Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
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Edition 102 (2016) Winner
Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre
アデライード・ド・クレルモン＝トネール
Adelaide de Clermont-Tonnerre
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976-03-20 （Neuilly-sur-Seine, France）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Neuilly-sur-Seine (birthplace) → France (residence/work) → Mexico (worked)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author, columnist, editor
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Point de Vue (magazine)
- Nominations
- Prix Renaudot nominee (2010)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École normale supérieure (Paris) | — | — | — | — | France |
École normale supérieure (Paris)
Country:
France
Attended but did not complete studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prix Françoise Sagan | Fourrure | — | Prix Françoise Sagan committee | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Goncourt prize for début fiction | Fourrure | — | Académie Goncourt | 最終候補 |
| 2016 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | The Last of Our Kind | — | Académie française | 受賞 |
Prix Françoise Sagan
2010
Work:
Fourrure
Organization:
Prix Françoise Sagan committee
Result:
受賞
Goncourt prize for début fiction
2010
Work:
Fourrure
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
最終候補
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
2016
Work:
The Last of Our Kind
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fourrure
2010 NovelDebut novel published in 2010. It drew critical attention and won several literary prizes.
familyidentitymemorysociety
The Last of Our Kind
2016 NovelPublished in 2016; a novel exploring generations, memory and family history. It won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 2016.
familymemoryintergenerational conflicthistory
Translations
- Translated by Adriana Hunter as 'The Last of Our Kind' (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)
Les Jours heureux
2021 NovelA novel published in 2021 that depicts family relationships and slices of everyday life.
familyeveryday lifememory
Bibliography
- Fourrure (Éditions Stock, 2010)
- Le dernier des nôtres (Éditions Grasset, 2016)
- The Last of Our Kind (English translation by Adriana Hunter, Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)
- Les Jours heureux (Éditions Grasset, 2021)
Translations of Works
- Le dernier des nôtres — translated into English by Adriana Hunter as 'The Last of Our Kind' (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and delicate prosepsychological character focusfamily-saga approach
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemorylegacyintergenerational conflict
Legacy
Recognized as a notable contemporary French writer. Her debut novel won multiple prizes, and she received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 2016 for 'Le dernier des nôtres'. She also works as a journalist.
Archives
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) data
- VIAF / WorldCat authority records
Trivia
- Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1976 and is descended from French nobility (Princess Isabelle d'Orléans).
- Her debut novel 'Fourrure' won several literary prizes and was a finalist for the Goncourt debut prize.
- In 2016 she won the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for 'Le dernier des nôtres'.
- Worked in investment banking in France and Mexico before becoming a journalist and author.
- Serves as a section editor at Point de Vue magazine.