Vincent Almendros

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Vincent Almendros (born in 1978, Avignon [1] ) is a French novelist.

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Biography

Vincent Almendros studied letters at the University of Avignon before beginning to write poetry and prose. He sent his first completed novel, Ma chère Lise, to Jean-Philippe Toussaint for his advice. Toussaint appreciated it and introduced the author to Irène Lindon, which led to its publication in 2011. In 2015, his second novel Un été, much welcomed by the critics, [2] [3] [4] was awarded the prix Françoise Sagan in June of that year.

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References

  1. Vincent Almendros Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine sur le site des Éditions de Minuit.
  2. Vincent Almendros Subtil et délicat by Jean-Claude Lebrun in L'Humanité 25 February 2015.
  3. Critique de « Un été » by Marine Landrot Télérama issue 3392 13 January 2015.
  4. Vincent Almendros: avis de tornade by Baptiste Liger in L'Express 18 January 2015.
  5. Vincent Almendros, prix Sagan 2015 by Thierry Clermont in Le Figaro 15 June 2015.