Émilie de Turckheim (born 5 October 1980 in Lyon) is a French writer. She is a cousin of actress

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Biography

After a license in French law and Anglo-American law, Émilie de Turckheim entered

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, then studied sociology. In 2002, she joined the (GENEPI) and teaches French and English in prison. Since 2004, she is a prison visitor at the Fresnes Prison. At 24, she published her first novel, ''Les Amants terrestres'', at éditions . She was awarded the

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in 2009 for ''Chute libre'' and the Prix Bel-Ami in 2012 for ''Héloïse est chauve''. ''Le Joli mois de Mai'' was translated into German at Klaus Wagenbach.Liebe ist nur ein anderes Wort für Gewalt
Der Spiegel, 9 mai 2012. Emilie de Turckheim is a model for painters and sculptors, an experience she recounts in ''La Femme à modeler''.La femme à modeler, Emilie de Turckheim
La Cause Littéraire, 2 juin 2012. published in 2012 In April 2013, she published ''Jules et César'' and ''Mamie Antoinette'' at the publishing house "Naïve" of which she is director of collection. She received the

Prix Roger Nimier The Roger Nimier Prize () is a French literature award. It is supposed to go to "a young author whose spirit is in line with the literary works of Roger Nimier". Nimier (1925–1962) was a novelist and a leading member of the Hussards movement. The ...

in 2015 for ''La Disparition du nombril''.

Publications

Novels

*2005: ''Les Amants terrestres'', Le Cherche Midi, *2007: ''Chute libre'', Le Rocher, (

2009) *2008: ''Les Pendus'', Ramsay, *2010: ''Le Joli mois de mai'', , *2012: ''Héloïse est chauve'', Héloïse d'Ormesson, (Prix Bel-Ami 2012) *2013: ''Une sainte'', Héloïse d'Ormesson, *2014: ''La Disparition du nombril'', Héloïse d'Ormesson, (

2015) *2015: ''Popcorn Melody'', Héloïse d'Ormesson,

Narrative

*2012: ''La Femme à modeler'', Naïve, () *2018: ''Le Prince à la petite tasse'', Calmann-Lévy,

Albums for children

*2013: ''Jules et César'', Naïve, () *2013: ''Mamie Antoinette'', Naïve, ()

References

External links

Héloïse est chauve, par Emilie de Turckheim
L'express, 27 février 2012.
Heloïse est chauve d’Emilie de Turckheim, un roman complétement libre
Toutelaculture.com, 9 février 2012.
De l'importance d'être constante
Le Point, 23 février, 2012.

BSCnews, 28 septembre 2010.
Durchgelesen – “Im schönen Monat Mai” v. Émilie de Turckheim
Durchleser, 7 mai 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Turckheim, Emilie Writers from Lyon 21st-century French novelists Roger Nimier Prize winners 1980 births Living people 21st-century French women writers