The French novelist, playwright and journalist was born in ChĂąteauroux, France in 1959. Her first novel âVu du Cielâ was published in 1990. She rose to great prominence in 1999 with âLâIncesteâ. This was followed by titles including âLes DĂ©saxĂ©sâ and âUne part du CĆurâ, both of which were awarded the Prix France Culture. Her most recently published work âLe Voyage dans lâEstâ won the 2021 Medici Prize. She was