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Jakuta Alikavazovic (born October 6, 1979 in Paris) is a French woman of letters. Her novel Corps volatils, published by Éditions de l'Olivier in 2007, was awarded the prix Goncourt du premier roman.
Biography
A former student of the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, she holds an agrégation de Lettres degree.
In 2010, her second novel Le Londres-Louxor received a very enthusiastic welcome from the press and found itself in the selection of the Prix du Livre Inter. In 2012, she published La Blonde et le Bunker, which won the special mention of the jury of the Prix Wepler.
She also wrote three books for children published by L'École des loisirs and has translated several books from English including Lila Azam Zanganeh's The Enchanter: Nabokov and Happiness and Ben Lerner's Leaving the Atocha Station and 10:04.
Work
Novels
- 2007: Corps volatils, Éditions de l'Olivier
- 2010: Le Londres-Louxor, Éditions de l'Olivier
- 2012: La Blonde et le Bunker, Éditions de l'Olivier
Short stories
- 2006: Histoires contre nature, Éditions de l'Olivier
- 2008: Romeo y Julieta (un cratère), Éditions de l'atelier In 8°
Journals and collective works
- 2013: "La mémoire des visages", Assises du Roman, Christian Bourgois/Villa Gillet/Le Monde
- 2013: "Nocturne", Nouvelle Revue Française n° 606, Gallimard
- 2014: "Risques et périls", Devenirs du Roman (vol.2), Éditions Inculte
Books for children
- 2004: Holmes et moi, L'École des loisirs
- 2004: Leçon d'équilibrisme n°1, L'École des loisirs
- 2012: Irina vs Irina, L'École des loisirs
Prizes and distinctions
- In 2007, Jakuta Alikavazovic was a laureate of the "Bourse du Talent écrivain" of the Jean-Luc Lagardère foundation
- In 2008, her novel Corps volatils was distinguished the Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman
- In 2012, La Blonde et le Bunker received the Mention Spéciale du jury of the Prix Wepler
- In 2013 and 2014, Jakuta Alikavazovic was a resident at the Villa Médicis at Rome