Lydie Salvayre

Lydie Salvayre (born Lydie Arjona in 1948) is a French writer. Born in the south of France to Republican refugees from the Spanish Civil War, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist.[1]

She has been awarded the Prix Hermes, the Prix Décembre[2] for her work, and the 2014 Prix Goncourt for Pas pleurer.[3]

Works

References

  1. Blandin, Noel (20 August 2009). "Biographie : Qui est Lydie Salvayre ?". La République des Lettres. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. "Prix Décembre". Prix Littéraires. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. Kim Willsher (5 November 2014). "Former psychiatrist Lydie Salvayre wins Prix Goncourt". The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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