Dominique Schneider | |
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Born | Dominique Schneider July 8, 1942 (age 80) |
Occupation | Novelist |
Parent(s) | Charles Schneider Lilian Constantini |
Relatives | Eugène Schneider (paternal great-great-grandfather) Adolphe Schneider (paternal great-great-granduncle) Henri Schneider (paternal great-grandfather) Eugène Schneider, II (paternal grandfather) Jean Schneider (paternal uncle) Jules Guesde (maternal great-grandfather) |
Dominique Schneidre (born Dominique Schneider; July 8, 1942) is a French novelist.
Dominique Schneidre was born on July 8, 1942. [1] Her father, Charles Schneider, was a businessman. Her mother, Lilian Constantini, was an actress.
Her paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, II, was a businessman, banker and politician. Her paternal great-grandfather, Henri Schneider, was a businessman. Her paternal great-great-grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder, with her paternal great-great-granduncle Adolphe Schneider, of Schneider-Creusot in 1836. The company became known as Schneider Electric in 1999.
Her maternal great-grandfather, Jules Guesde, was a journalist and Socialist politician. [2]
Schneider started her career as a psychoanalyst. [1] She is a novelist. [3] She has written seven novels. She has also co-written a children's book and a biography about her family.
Schneider was the recipient of the Prix Anna de Noailles from the Académie française in 2002 for Fortune de mère . [3]
Her 2014 novel, Avons-nous assez navigué, is about an elderly woman who goes to the Palais Garnier to see Eugene Onegin . [4] [5] There, she meets an old lover, Antoine, and tries to rekindle their romance. [4] [5]
She lives in an apartment overlooking the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. [2]
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