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Clémence Boulouque

くれまんす・ぶりゅーく

Kuremansu Buryūku

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1977-06-25 (Paris, France)
Nationality
フランス, French
Languages
French, English
Residence History
Paris, France → New York City, United States

Career

Occupations
Political scientist, International relations scholar, Novelist, Professor, Journalist, Literary critic
Active Years
2003-2024
Affiliations
Columbia University Department of Religion, Stanford University Press, Series Editor of New Studies in Jewish Mysticism
Nominations
César Award nomination in documentaries (La Fille du juge, 2007)

Education

Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po)
Political Studies
Country: France
ESSEC Business School
Business
Country: France
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
International Relations
Degree: 修士号
Period: 2001-2002
Year of Graduation: 2002
Country: United States
Fulbright scholarship
New York University
Jewish Studies and History
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 2014
Country: United States
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Degree: ポスドク
Period: 2014-2015
Year of Graduation: 2015
Country: United States
Columbia University
Department of Religion
Country: United States
Carl and Bernice Witten Associate Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies

Awards

Fulbright scholarship
2001
Organization: Fulbright Program
Result: 受賞
Prix Fénéon
2003
Work: Mort d'un silence
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mort d'un silence

2003 novel

A narrative recounting the long ordeal her family endured when her father committed suicide.

Family lossSilenceImpact of terrorism
Adaptations
  • [Documentary film] La Fille du juge / William Karel (2005)

Bibliography

  • Mort d'un silence
  • Sujets libres
  • Le Goût de Tanger
  • Chasse à courre
  • Juives d'Afrique du Nord
  • Au pays des macarons
  • Nuit ouverte
  • Survivre et vivre : entretiens avec Clémence Boulouque : la fille d'Irène Némirovsky témoigne
  • L’Amour et des poussières
  • Je n’emporte rien du monde
  • Le sentiment des crépuscules

Style & Themes

Literary Style
IntrospectivePersonal narrative
Recurring Motifs
LossSilenceIdentity

Legacy

Serves as Associate Professor at Columbia University in Jewish and Israel Studies; known for novels exploring personal trauma.

Trivia

  • Father was a magistrate appointed anti-terrorism judge after 1986 France attacks, committed suicide in 1990 under political pressure.
  • Presence in New York on 9/11 revived her literary vocation.