Églantine Chesneau
Églantine Chesneau is a French cartoonist and illustrator.
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Églantine Chesneau

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- Born
- 1982
- Education
- Rueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts Églantine Chesneau is a French cartoonist and illustrator.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- illustrator.
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• Genre — bande dessinée • Born — 1982 • Language — French • Education — Rueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts Églantine Chesneau is a French cartoonist and illustrator.
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Églantine Chesneau studied at the Rueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts. Around 2014 to 2015, she worked as a cartoonist for Le Nouvel Observateur. In 2019, Michel Lafon published her first bande dessinée, 12 301 jours avec ma mamie (12 301 days with my granny). where she describes the end of her grandmother's life. Also in 2019, she ran in the Paris Marathon, which serves as the inspiration for a comic strip describing her preparation for the event, finally released as an album in 2021. The cartoon was being written concurrently as she prepared for the marathon. During her preparation, she met a dozen other amateur athletes who also running their first marathon; these meetings served as her inspiration when writing the comic. Her album has gained popularity France and Belgium.
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1982
Églantine Chesneau was born on 1 January 1982.
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• 12 301 jours avec ma mamie, Michel Lafon, 2019. • Alors on court: chroniques d'un premier marathon, Michel Lafon, 2021.

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- 1.Pierre Lentz. Pour son premier Marathon de Paris, elle raconte sa préparation en BD. Huffington Post France. November 27, 2018.
- 2.Tamagochan. François Hollande visé par un pigeon farceur: signe qu'en fait Dieu est un grand déconneur. Le Nouvel Observateur. January 12, 2015.
- 3.Alice Develey. Une mamie, c'est une amie et une deuxième maman pour la vie. Le Figaro. March 27, 2019.
- 4.Sorties BD: "Prends bien soin de toi", "Alors on court", "Les Misérables". metro Belgique. June 20, 2021.
- 5.BX1. L’invitée culture – Églantine Chesneau - 17/06/2021. June 17, 2021.
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