Anna Gavalda
Anna Gavalda Anna Gavalda, born on December 9, 1970, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, is a highly acclaimed French author known for her poignant and heartfelt works. Gavalda’s writing beautifully captures the…
Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre Pierre Lemaitre, born on April 19, 1951, in Paris, France, is a highly acclaimed French author known for his gripping and intricately crafted novels. With a background in…
Maxime Chattam
Maxime Chattam Maxime Chattam, born on February 19, 1976, in Herblay, France, is a renowned French author known for his thrilling and suspenseful novels. He is considered one of the…
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, born on March 28, 1960, in Lyon, France, is a renowned French playwright, novelist, and philosopher. He is celebrated for his ability to intertwine complex philosophical…
Christine Angot
Christine Angot Christine Angot, born on February 7, 1959, in Châteauroux, France, is a highly acclaimed French writer known for her bold and controversial works. Her writing often blurs the…
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou, born on September 5, 1831, in Paris, was a prominent French playwright and one of the most successful and prolific dramatists of the 19th century. Known…
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet Alphonse Daudet, born on May 13, 1840, in Nîmes, France, was a prominent French writer known for his insightful and vivid portrayals of provincial life and human emotions.…
André Breton
André Breton André Breton, born on February 19, 1896, in Tinchebray, France, was a leading figure of the Surrealist movement. He is recognized as the founder and main theorist of…
Romain Gary
Romain Gary Romain Gary, born Roman Kacew on May 8, 1914, in Vilnius, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), was a French writer and diplomat. He is known for…
Julien Gracq
Julien Gracq Julien Gracq, born Louis Poirier on July 27, 1910, was a French writer known for his distinctive and lyrical prose. Although he was not widely recognized during his…
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne Michel de Montaigne, a prominent figure of the French Renaissance, was born on February 28, 1533, in France. Regarded as the father of the essay genre, Montaigne’s…
Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite de Navarre Marguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême, was a prominent French writer and intellectual of the Renaissance era. Born on April 11, 1492, she was…