Laurence Cossé
Illustration — Laurence Cossé (2018) Laurence Cossé (born 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French writer, who published mainly novels. She was first a journalist in the French newspaper Le Quotidien de Paris and then at the French public radio France Culture. Most of her novels were published by the French publishing house Gallimard.
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Laurence Cossé
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- Born
- 1950 · Boulogne-Billancourt.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- journalist · novelist · literary critic · columnist · writer
- Education
- Sciences Po
- Known for
- A Novel Bookstore
- Honours
- Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine) · Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française · Jean Giono Jury award · Prix Sainte-Beuve · Scriptures & Spiritualities Award · Prix Alice-Louis Barthou
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Laurence Cossé (2018) Laurence Cossé (born 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France) is a French writer, who published mainly novels. She was first a journalist in the French newspaper Le Quotidien de Paris and then at the French public radio France Culture. Most of her novels were published by the French publishing house Gallimard.
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Her most famous novel to date, Le Coin du voile (1996), was translated as A Corner of the veil in American English (as well as in five other languages). Although she published one poetic novel (Les Chambres du Sud) and one historical novel (La Femme du premier ministre), most of her latest novels evoke the contemporary French society, often in a critical or ironical manner. She received in 2015 the "Grand Prix de littérature" of the Académie Française. Her 2016 novel La Grande Arche was adapted by Stéphane Demoustier into the 2025 drama film The Great Arch (L'Inconnu du Grande Arche).
Laurence Cossé studied at Sciences Po. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Le Quotidien de Paris and France Culture. Works named in the authority record are A Novel Bookstore. Distinctions recorded are Prix François Mauriac (Aquitaine), Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Jean Giono Jury award and Prix Sainte-Beuve.
• Novels • Les Chambres du Sud, Gallimard, 1981 • Le Premier pas d'amante, Gallimard, 1983 • 18h35: Grand Bonheur, Le Seuil, 1991 • Un Frère, Le Seuil, 1994 • Le Coin du voile, Gallimard, 1996 (received the "Prix du Jury Jean Giono 1996"); American translation by Linda Asher: • * • La Femme du premier ministre, Gallimard, 1998 • Le Mobilier national, Gallimard, 2001 • Le 31 du mois d'août, Gallimard, 2003; in English Accident in August (Europa Editions, 2011) • Au bon roman, Gallimard, 2009; in English, A Novel Bookstore (Europa Editions, 2010) • Les Amandes amères, Gallimard, 2011; in English, Bitter Almonds (Europa Editions, 2013) • La Grande Arche, Gallimard, 2016 • Nuit sur la neige, Gallimard, 2018 • Le secret de Sybil, Gallimard, 2023 • Short stories • Vous n'écrivez plus?, Gallimard, 2006 (received the "Grand Prix de la nouvelle de l'Académie Française″) • Theater • La Terre des Folles, published with Monseigneur de Très-Haut, HB éditions, 1995 (with illustrations by Christine Lesueur)
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Laurence Cossé is recorded as journalist, novelist, literary critic, columnist and writer.
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1950
Laurence Cossé born at Boulogne-Billancourt.
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scholarly publication
- Au Bon Roman by Laurence Cossé, The French Review, 2010
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2010
- Briller. Récits par Laurence Cossé (review), The French Review, 2026
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2026
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1238574: Laurence Cossé
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reference work
- “Laurence Cossé”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Literature
Literature
Cossé, Laurence J. Récits par Laurence Cossé (review), The French Review, 2026
Laurence Cossé, Au bon roman, Gallimard, 2009, 497 pages, 22 €, Études, 2009
Au Bon Roman by Laurence Cossé, The French Review, 2010
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- 1.Ecole Navale / Espace tradition / Officiers célèbres. parcoursdeviesdanslaroyale.fr.
- 2.Raymond Henri Michel Cossé (1916-2008).
- 3.Family tree of France de VENEL. Geneanet.
- 4.Dans son essai La Reine du monde (Flammarion, 2008), Jacques Julliard qualifie Le Coin du voile d' , et en fait une analyse politique (chapitre 2, ).
- 5.À sa parution, le livre est salué par Bernard Frank, lequel écrit dans Le Nouvel Observateur : Cf. « Avant la catastrophe », chronique du .
- 6.Dans son journal L'Année du Tigre (Le Seuil, 1999), Philippe Sollers cite et loue La Femme du premier ministre ( ).
- 7.L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche. IMDb.
- 8.Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française. academie-francaise.fr.
- 9.Décret du 13 juillet 2016. legifrance.gouv.fr.
- 10.Voir sur monde.fr.
- 11.« Abattre des cathédrales » sur lexpress.fr.
- 12.Recensions - Laurence Cossé, Le 31 du mois d’août, Gallimard, 2003, 222 pages. Études (revue) Études. 3. 2004 lire en.
- 13.Au bon roman : Bonnes lectures !. L'Obs. 27 février 2009.
- 14.Au bon roman. Bulletin des bibliothèques de France. avril 2009.
- 15.Entretien dans le magazine Panorama, , mars 2004.
- 16.Notice sur l’Académie française.
- 17.Traduit en anglais (A Corner of the Veil), en allemand (Der Beweis), en italien (La sesta prova nouvelle traduction 2014 : La prova nascosta), en espagnol (La punta del velo), en grec(Η απόδειξη) et en hébreu.
- 18.« Prix Roland-de-Jouvenel », sur le site prix litteraires.net, consulté le .
- 19.Traduit en allemand (Der 31. Tag des Monats August), en russe (« 31 августа »), en italien (l'Incidente) et en anglais (An Accident in August).
- 20.Traduit en anglais (A Novel Bookstore), en allemand (Der Zauber der ersten Seite), en italien (La libreria del buon romanzo), en grec (Στο καλό Μυθιστόρημα), en suédois (Drömbokhandeln), en espagnol (La buena novela) et en coréen (Au bon roman).
- 21.Livres : le top ten de ELLE. Elle. 6 octobre 2010.
- 22.Laurence Cossé, lauréate du Prix littéraire Drouot 2009. Connaissance des arts. 2 octobre 2009.
- 23.Traduit en italien (Mandorle amare) et en anglais (Bitter Almonds).
- 24.Article du site Livres Hebdo du 2 mai 2016.
- 25.Traduit en slovaque (Už nepíšete ?), en chinois (2016).
- 26.Réimpression d'un entretien publié dans Le Quotidien de Paris le .
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scholarly publication
Au Bon Roman by Laurence Cossé, The French Review, 2010Crossref registry
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Briller. Récits par Laurence Cossé (review), The French Review, 2026Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1238574: Laurence CosséWikimedia Foundation
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