Carole Martinez (10 November 1966 in Créhange) is a French contemporary novelist.
Biography
She was at a time tempted by theater and created her troupe at age 20.
She is a teacher of French.
Her first novel, , released discreetly in February 2007, received thereafter numerous prizes. Her second novel, , is short listed for the prix Goncourt (the prize eventually went to L'Art français de la guerre by Alexis Jenni with five votes, and three to Carole Martinez.) She finally was awarded the prix Goncourt des lycéens.
Publications
Youth
1998: Le Cri du livre, Paris, Pocket, series "Jeunesse", 175 p. . Reissued under the title L'Œil du témoin, Paris, éditions Rageot, series "Heure noire", 2011, 192 p. Novels 2007: Le Cœur cousu, Paris, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 430 p. Prix Renaudot des lycéens 2007 Prix Ulysse 2007 Prix Emmanuel Roblès 2007 Premier prix du Festival du Premier Roman de Chambéry - 2007 Bourse de la Découverte - Prix Découverte Prince Pierre de Monaco 2007 Bourse Thyde Monnier 2007 Prix des lycéens de Monaco 2011: Du domaine des Murmures, Paris, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 208 p. Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2011. Prix Marcel-Aymé 2012. 2015: La terre qui penche, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, , Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy.
References
External links
Carole Martinez on Babelio
La terre qui penche, de Carole Martinez : un pur joyau on L'Express (5 October 2015) Carole Martinez, le retour on L'Obs (27 July 2011) Rentrée littéraire : Carole Martinez en équilibre on Le Point (12 August 2015) Carole Martinez on Gallimard Carole Martinez, conteuse au fil d’or on ''La Croix (15 August 2012) Carole Martinez - La terre qui penche on YouTube
21st-century French women writers
French children's writers
French women children's writers
21st-century French non-fiction writers
Prix Goncourt des lycéens winners
People from Moselle (department) 1966 births Living people Prix Renaudot des lycéens winners
