Dominique Bona | |
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 Dominique Bona in 2010 | |
| Born | Dominique Conte 29 July 1953 Perpignan, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Victor-Duruy |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sorbonne University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Member of the Académie française |
Dominique Bona (born 29 July 1953 in Perpignan) is a French writer.
She won the 2000 Bourse Goncourt for biography, and 1998 Prix Renaudot. [1] She was the literary critic for Le Figaro and Le Journal du dimanche . [2]
She was elected a member of Académie française in April 2013. [3]
She is the daughter of Arthur Conte and Colette Lacassagne. [4]
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