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Valérie Manteau

ヴァレリー・マンとー

Varērī Mantō

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1985
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Marseille (Noailles district)

Career

Occupations
writer, publisher, journalist
Active Years
2008-
Affiliations
Les Échappés, Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM), Collectif du 5 novembre - Noailles en colère
Influenced By
Hrant Dink

Awards

Prix Renaudot
2018
Work: Le Sillon
Organization: Prix Renaudot jury
Result: winner
Trophée littéraire des Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine
2018
Work: Le Sillon
Organization: Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Calme et Tranquille

2016 novel 200 pages

Biographical account blending intimate memories and collective drama, where violence suddenly erupts into daily life, inspired by Turkey.

Turkeyviolencedisruption of daily life

Le Sillon

2018 novel

Focuses on the story of Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian journalist murdered for advocating peace, intertwined with the author's wanderings in Istanbul streets.

Hrant DinkIstanbulpeaceassassinationArmenian

Désir d'enfant

theatre autofiction

Autofiction text for theatre directed by Jean-Paul Delore.

desire for a child

Bibliography

  • Calme et Tranquille (2016)
  • Le Sillon (2018)
  • Désir d'enfant

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Autofictional narrativeRealistic depiction with Turkish background
Recurring Motifs
Turkeyviolence and peaceurban wandering

Legacy

French writer acclaimed for winning the Prix Renaudot with Le Sillon, focusing on Turkish themes and the assassination of Hrant Dink.