Christine Montalbetti

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Christine Montalbetti
Christine Montalbetti - Livre sur la Place 2016.jpg
Livre sur la Place 2016
Born (1965-07-13) 13 July 1965 (age 60)
OccupationWriter
NationalityFrench
Notable awards Franz-Hessel-Preis

Christine Montalbetti (born 13 July 1965) [1] is a French novelist, playwright and professor of literature at the University of Paris. In her writing, Montalbetti practices what Warren Motte calls "intrusive narration," or a narrative style that engages the reader directly in dialogue. Thus in one of her short stories, Montalbetti remarks to the reader, "you are the one person who many imagine flawlessly the particular trouble that the unlucky hero of this story experiences." [2]

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Christine Montalbetti has written several works of fiction, many of which have been translated into English and published with Dalkey Archive Press. Plus rien que les vagues et le vent (Nothing But the Waves and Wind) was awarded the 2014 Franz-Hessel-Preis for the best work of contemporary fiction. [3]

Works

Novels

Récits and novellas

Theatre

References

  1. "Notice de personne - Montalbetti, Christine" . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. Motte, Warren (2011). "Reading Christine Montalbetti". Context. 23: 1. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. "Two Winners of the 2014 Franz-Hessel Prize". Livres Hebdo. Retrieved 12 August 2016.