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Linda Lê

リンダ・レ

Rinda Re

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1963 (Da Lat)
Died
2022-05-09 age 58
Nationality
French
Languages
French, Vietnamese
Residence History
Vietnam (Da Lat) → France

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist
Active Years
1993-2022

Awards

Fénéon Prize
1997
Work: Les Trois Parques
Organization: Fénéon Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Prix Wepler
2010
Work: Cronos
Result: 受賞
Prix Renaudot du livre de poche
2011
Work: À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas
Result: 受賞
Prince Pierre de Monaco literary prize
2019
Work: body of work
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Les Trois Parques

1997 Novel

A novel themed around the three Fates

FateFamily
Translations
  • Mark Polizzotti: The Three Fates (2010)

Cronos

2010 Novel

Story revolving around time and memory

TimeLoss

À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas

2011 Novel

Autofictional letter to the child she will not have

MotherhoodChoice

Bibliography

  • Calomnies (1993)
  • Les Dits d'un idiot (1995)
  • Les Trois Parques (1997)
  • Lettre morte (1999)
  • Cronos (2010)
  • À l'enfant que je n'aurai pas (2011)
  • Lame de fond (2012)
  • Héroïnes (2017)

Translations of Works

  • Slander (trans. Esther Allen, 1996)
  • The Three Fates (trans. Mark Polizzotti, 2010)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dark, introspective stylePoetic expression
Recurring Motifs
LossGhostsFamily trauma

Legacy

French writer of Vietnamese origin, known for works exploring immigrant identity and loss.

Trivia

  • Fled Vietnam War as refugee to France in 1977.