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Alexandra Schwartzbrod

アレクサンドラ・シュヴァルツブロッド

Arekusandora Shuvuarutsuburoddo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-02-24 (Nancy)
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Nancy → Paris → Jerusalem

Career

Occupations
journalist, essayist, novelist
Active Years
1989-2024
Affiliations
Libération, Les Échos

Education

École supérieure d'interprètes et de traducteurs
Interpreting and Translation
Country: France

Awards

Grand prix de littérature policière
2010
Work: Adieu Jérusalem
Result: winner
Prix SNCF du polar
2003
Work: Balagan
Organization: SNCF
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Balagan

2003 polar novel

A crime novel set in Israel.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Adieu Jérusalem

2010 polar novel

A novel set in Jerusalem.

Middle East politics

Bibliography

  • Dassault, le dernier round (1991)
  • Le Président qui n'aimait pas la guerre (1995)
  • L'Acrobate (1998)
  • Koutchouk (2000)
  • Balagan (2003)
  • Petite Mort (2005)
  • La Cuve du Diable (2007)
  • Adieu Jérusalem (2010)
  • Le Songe d'Ariel (2012)
  • Jérusalem (2008)
  • Les Lumières de Tel-Aviv (2020)
  • Éclats (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismPolitical themes
Recurring Motifs
Middle East conflictJournalism

Legacy

French journalist and crime novelist who won major awards like Grand prix de littérature policière. Her works often draw from her experience as Jerusalem correspondent.