Dominique Mainard is a French translator of English novels, short story writer and novelist. She was born in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France, in 1967 and grew up in the region of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, and spent five years in the United States. She won the 2009 Prix des Libraires (Booksellers Prize) for her novel ''Pour vous'' (''For You''). Mainard spent 2005 - 2006 as a resident of the Randell Cottage Writers' Trust in Wellington, New Zealand. Her book ''Leur histoire'' was adapted for the 2005 film '' Les Mots bleus'' by director Alain Corneau with actors

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and Sylvie Testud.

Works

;Translations English novels, including authors

John Cheever John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; ...

and

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;Collections of short stories *''Le Grenadier'' (1997), Gallimard *''La Maison des fatigués'' Editions Joëlle Losfeld *''Le Second Enfant''. Prix Prométhée de la nouvelle (Prometheus Prize for Novels) ;Novels *''Le Grand Fakir'' (2001), EditionsJoelle Losfeld *''Leur histoire'' (2002), Joëlle Losfeld editions. Fnac Novel Prize and Alain-Fournier Prize. *''Le Ciel des chevaux'' (2004), Editions Joelle Losfeld *''Je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes'' (2007), Joëlle Losfeld editions. France Culture Book Award - Télérama 2007. There is an Italian translation b
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*''Pour vous'' (2008), Joëlle Losfeld editions. Booksellers Award 2009. ;Novella *''La Vie en rose'' (2007), Éditions du Chemin de fer ;Youth *''Ma vie en 17 pieds'' (2008), L'École des loisirs

References

Writers from Paris 1967 births Living people French women writers French translators Prix des libraires winners Prix Alain-Fournier winners {{France-translator-stub