Marc Levy
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Marc Levy (born October 16, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French novelist. He studied at the prestigious Paris-Dauphine University. After six years working at the French Red Cross, while studying, he lived in the United States from 1984 to 1991. There, he co-founded two companies — one based in California and the other one in Colorado — specializing in computer graphics. Back in France in 1991, he co-founded an interior design and construction company, which later became one of the leading architectural firms in France.
Levy wrote his first novel, Et si c'était vrai... (If Only It Were True), in 1998. In 1999, after selling the film rights to Dreamworks, he left his architectural firm to dedicate himself to writing. In 2001, he published his second book, Où es-tu? (Where Are You? ), followed by Sept jours pour une éternité... (Seven Days for an Eternity) in 2003, La prochaine fois (Next Time) in 2004 and Vous revoir (Finding You) in 2005. The year 2005 also saw the release of Just Like Heaven, the adaptation by Dreamworks of Et si c'était vrai..., starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. Où es-tu? has been adapted in a mini series for television, and his novel Mes Amis mes Amours(London, mon amour) was adapted into a feature film. Shot in London and Paris, the film is scheduled to be released early summer 2008. Marc Levy's books have been translated in 38 countries, and 14 million copies have been sold worldwide. His next novel will be released in June 2008.
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- If Only It Were True (Originally: Et si c'était vrai...)(1999)
- Où es-tu ? (2001)
- Sept jours pour une éternité... (2003)
- La prochaine fois (2004)
- Vous revoir (2005)
- Mes amis, mes amours (2006)
- Les enfants de la liberté (2007)
- Toutes ces choses qu'on ne s'est pas dites (2008)
