Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 97 (2000) Winner
Camille Laurens
カミーユ・ローランス
Kamyū Rōransu
Aliases:
Laurence Ruel
Pen Names:
Laurence Ruel（real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-11-06 （Dijon）
- Nationality
- フランス, French
- Languages
- フランス語, French
- Residence History
- Dijon → Rouen, Normandy → Morocco (12 years) → Paris (Sciences Po since 2011)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, teacher
- Active Years
- 1991-
- Affiliations
- Académie Goncourt, Prix Femina jury (2007-2019)
- Memberships
- Académie Goncourt (since 2020)
- Nominations
- 2006 Prix Goncourt first selection (Ni toi ni moi)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Prix Femina | Dans ces bras-là | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Prix Renaudot des lycéens | Dans ces bras-là | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Prix Bourgogne de littérature | Tissé par mille | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Prix du Roman-News | Celle que vous croyez | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Prix David de l'expertise | La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans | — | — | winner |
| 2018 | Prix Ève-Delacroix | La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans | — | Académie Française | winner |
Prix Femina
2000
Work:
Dans ces bras-là
Result:
winner
Prix Renaudot des lycéens
2000
Work:
Dans ces bras-là
Result:
winner
Prix Bourgogne de littérature
2008
Work:
Tissé par mille
Result:
winner
Prix du Roman-News
2016
Work:
Celle que vous croyez
Result:
winner
Prix David de l'expertise
2018
Work:
La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans
Result:
winner
Prix Ève-Delacroix
2018
Work:
La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans
Organization:
Académie Française
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dans ces bras-là
2000 autofictionA mother's grief over the death of her child.
lossmotherhoodgrief
Translations
- In his arms (English)
Celle que vous croyez
2016 novelStory of a middle-aged woman pretending to be young online.
identityloveaging
Translations
- Who You Assume I Am (English)
La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans
2017 essayReconstruction of the life of Degas's model Marie van Goethem.
artwomenhistory
Translations
- Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (English)
Bibliography
- Index (1991)
- Romance (1992)
- Les Travaux d’Hercule (1994)
- Philippe (1995)
- L’Avenir (1998)
- Dans ces bras-là (2000)
- Ni toi ni moi (2006)
- Romance nerveuse (2010)
- Celle que vous croyez (2016)
- La Petite Danseuse de quatorze ans (2017)
- Fille (2020)
Translations of Works
- In his arms (Ian Monk trans., English, 2004)
- Who you think I am (English, 2017)
- Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (English, 2018)
- Girl (Adriana Hunter trans., English, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- autofictionintrospectiveexploration of fiction vs. reality
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship between self and othersdesireloss and grief
Health
-
death of a child1994年Inspired shift to autofiction in her works
Legacy
Prominent French writer known for pioneering autofiction, member of Académie Goncourt, Prix Femina winner.
In Popular Culture
- Gained attention from 2021 Goncourt prize controversy
Trivia
- Lost a child in 1994, profoundly influencing her work.
- Elected to Académie Goncourt in 2020.
- Involved in conflict of interest controversy in 2021 Goncourt selection for partner's book.