The French novelist, playwright and journalist was born in Chรขteauroux, France in 1959. Her first novel โVu du Cielโ was published in 1990. She rose to great prominence in 1999 with โLโIncesteโ. This was followed by titles including โLes Dรฉsaxรฉsโ and โUne part du Cลurโ, both of which were awarded the Prix France Culture. Her most recently published work โLe Voyage dans lโEstโ won the 2021 Medici Prize. She was made an Officer of Arts and Letters in 2013 and has been a member of the Goncourt Academy since 2023. Une famille is her debut film.