Camille Bordas

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Camille Bordas
Camille Bordas (born 1987) in the video 'Camille Bordas - Des inconnus a qui parler'.png
In a 2025 video
Born1987 (age 3839) [1]
OccupationWriter, assistant professor
Language French, English
Nationality French [2]
Notable awardsPrix du deuxième roman

Camille Bordas (born 1987) is a French writer and academic. She was [3] an assistant professor at the University of Florida [4] and her writing has been published in The New Yorker , [5] The Paris Review , Tin House , Chicago Magazine , and LitHub . [4]

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Bordas was born in France and grew up in Mexico. [6] She moved to the United States in 2012 to be with her husband, Adam Levin, who is also a writer. [7]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Les treize desserts (2009), [8] winner of the Prix Jean-Claude-Izzo [9] and the Bourse Thyde-Monnier from the Société des gens de lettres. [10]
  • Partie commune (2011), [11] winner of the Prix du deuxième roman (Prize for a second novel). [12]
  • How to Behave in a Crowd (2017) [13]
  • The Material (2024) [14]

Short fiction

Collection

  • One Sun Only (2026) [15]
Stories [16]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
The Presentation on Egypt2019 "The presentation on Egypt". The New Yorker. Vol. 95, no. 13. 20 May 2019. pp. 68–75.
Only Orange2019"Only Orange". The New Yorker. 95 (41): 76–83. 23 December 2019.
The Lottery in Almería2021 "The Lottery in Almería," The Paris Review No. 237, Summer 2021.
Offside Constantly2021 "Offside Constantly". The New Yorker. 28 June 2021.
One Sun Only2022 "One Sun Only". The New Yorker. 7 March 2022.
Colorín Colorado2023"Colorín Colorado." The New Yorker, 3 July 2023.
Understanding the Science2025"Understanding the Science." The New Yorker, 15 December 2025.

References

  1. 1 2 "Camille Bordas". www.goodreads.com.
  2. Davidson, Willing (2 April 2018). "Camille Bordas on Burglaries, Loneliness, and Spelling Problems". The New Yorker via www.newyorker.com.
  3. Sachs, Adam Ehrlich (13 June 2024). "Camille Bordas on What Stand-Up Comedy Can Teach Writing Workshops About Growing Thicker Skin". Literary Hub. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Camille Bordas – Department of English". english.ufl.edu. 18 October 2017.
  5. Bordas, Camille (26 December 2016). ""Most Die Young"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. Rooney, Kathleen (13 September 2017), "'How to Behave,' according to Camille Bordas", Chicago Tribune
  7. Davidson, Willing (26 December 2016). "Camille Bordas on What Things Are Worth Worrying About". The New Yorker . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. Leclercq, Pierre-Robert (27 August 2009), "Review of Les treize desserts", Le Monde
  9. "Prix Jean-Claude Izzo". www.livreshebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. "Prix Thyde Monnier". www.sgdl.org (in French). Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  11. De Chabalier, Blaise (17 November 2011), "Une maison très joueuse", Le Figaro
  12. "lauréat 2012". Lecture en tête (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  13. Reviews of How to Behave in a Crowd:
  14. Jacobs, Alexandra (23 June 2024). "Have You Heard the One About the School for Stand-Up Comedy?". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  15. "One Sun Only by Camille Bordas: 9780593729878 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  16. Short stories unless otherwise noted.