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{{Short description|French writer}}
'''Marie Redonnet''' (born 1948, Paris) is a French writer of poems, novels, essays, short stories, and plays. Her works have been translated into eleven languages.<ref name=taylor/><ref name="Leaping Dog">{{cite web|title=Marie Redonnet|url=http://www.leapingdogpress.com/authors/marie-redonnet|publisher=Leaping Dog Press|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>
'''Marie Redonnet''' is the nom de plume of '''Martine L'hospitalier''' (born 1948, Paris) who is a French writer of poems, novels, essays, short stories, and plays. Her works have been translated into eleven languages.<ref name=taylor/><ref name="Leaping Dog">{{cite web|title=Marie Redonnet|url=http://www.leapingdogpress.com/authors/marie-redonnet|publisher=Leaping Dog Press|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Redonnet studied to be a teacher<ref name=nevermore/> and began writing in the late 1970s.<ref name=hughes/> Her first published work was '' Le Mort & Cie'', a collection of poems released in 1985. The following year, she published a collection of short stories entitled ''Doublures''. She followed that with a trilogy of novels: ''Splendid Hôtel'' (1986), ''Forever Valley'', and ''Rose Mélie Rose'' (1987).<ref name=taylor/>
Martine L'hospitalier was born in 1948, her mother's birth name was Redonnet. She studied literature, particularly [[Jean Genet]],<ref name=modnov>[http://www.themodernnovel.org/europe/w-europe/france/redonnet/], TheModernNovel, retrieved 1 December 2014</ref> and she became a teacher<ref name=nevermore/> and began writing in the late 1970s.<ref name=hughes/> Her first published work was '' Le Mort & Cie'', a collection of poems released in 1985. The following year, she published a collection of short stories entitled ''Doublures''. She followed that with a trilogy of novels: ''Splendid Hôtel'' (1986), ''Forever Valley'', and ''Rose Mélie Rose'' (1987).<ref name=taylor/>


Redonnet has taught at the [[University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle|Université de la Sorbonne-Nouvelle]]. From 1995 to 1997, she was responsible for the research of art and language at the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique]]. From 2000 to 2004, she was an advisor for literature at the French embassy in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ville-fontenaylecomte.fr/agenda-flc/310-l-invite-de-la-mediatheque-marie-redonnet/event_details.html |title=L'invité de la médiathèque : Marie Redonnet |publisher=Ville de Fontenay-le-Comtte}}</ref>
Redonnet has taught at the [[University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle|Université de la Sorbonne-Nouvelle]]. From 1995 to 1997, she was responsible for the research of art and language at the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique]]. From 2000 to 2004, she was an advisor for literature at the French embassy in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ville-fontenaylecomte.fr/agenda-flc/310-l-invite-de-la-mediatheque-marie-redonnet/event_details.html |title=L'invité de la médiathèque : Marie Redonnet |publisher=Ville de Fontenay-le-Comtte}}</ref>


In sparse prose that some have compared to [[Samuel Beckett]],<ref name=hughes>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=BKCFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA454 |title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture |page=454 |last=Hughes |first=Alexandra |author2=Reader, Keith A |year=2002 |ISBN=1134788665}}</ref> Redonnet's female characters strive for renewal in a wounded world.<ref name=taylor/>
Her books are written in sparse prose that some have compared to [[Samuel Beckett]].<ref name=hughes>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BKCFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA454 |title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture |page=454 |last=Hughes |first=Alexandra |author2=Reader, Keith A |year=2002 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=1134788665}}</ref>
Redonnet and her son are based in Morocco.<ref name=modnov/>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==


=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* ''Hotel Splendid'' (1986)
* ''Rose Mellie Rose'' (1987)
* ''Forever Valley'' (1987)
* ''Candy Story'' (1992)
* ''Candy Story'' (1992)
* ''Nevermore'' (1994)<ref name=taylor>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=9GBD0DyBwJQC&pg=PA214 |title=Paths to Contemporary French Literature |pages=214–16 |last=Taylor |first=John |volume=Volume 1 |year=2005 |ISBN=1412804795}}></ref>
* ''Nevermore'' (1994)<ref name=taylor>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9GBD0DyBwJQC&pg=PA214 |title=Paths to Contemporary French Literature |pages=214–16 |last=Taylor |first=John |volume=1 |year=2005 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=1412804795}}></ref>
* ''Diego'' (2005)


=== Short stories ===
=== Short stories ===
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* ''Mobie-Diq'' (1989)
* ''Mobie-Diq'' (1989)
* ''Seaside'' (1991)
* ''Seaside'' (1991)
* ''Le Cirque Pandor'' and ''Fort Gambo'' (1991)<ref name=nevermore>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=Iuq4RaDnRAwC&pg=PP10 |title=Nevermore |last=Redonnet |first=Marie |ISBN=0803239122 |year=1996}}</ref>
* ''Le Cirque Pandor'' and ''Fort Gambo'' (1991)<ref name=nevermore>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iuq4RaDnRAwC&pg=PP10 |title=Nevermore |last=Redonnet |first=Marie |isbn=0803239122 |year=1996|publisher=U of Nebraska Press }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 21 November 2024

Marie Redonnet is the nom de plume of Martine L'hospitalier (born 1948, Paris) who is a French writer of poems, novels, essays, short stories, and plays. Her works have been translated into eleven languages.[1][2]

Biography

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Martine L'hospitalier was born in 1948, her mother's birth name was Redonnet. She studied literature, particularly Jean Genet,[3] and she became a teacher[4] and began writing in the late 1970s.[5] Her first published work was Le Mort & Cie, a collection of poems released in 1985. The following year, she published a collection of short stories entitled Doublures. She followed that with a trilogy of novels: Splendid Hôtel (1986), Forever Valley, and Rose Mélie Rose (1987).[1]

Redonnet has taught at the Université de la Sorbonne-Nouvelle. From 1995 to 1997, she was responsible for the research of art and language at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. From 2000 to 2004, she was an advisor for literature at the French embassy in Morocco.[6]

Her books are written in sparse prose that some have compared to Samuel Beckett.[5]

Redonnet and her son are based in Morocco.[3]

Selected works

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Novels

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  • Hotel Splendid (1986)
  • Rose Mellie Rose (1987)
  • Forever Valley (1987)
  • Candy Story (1992)
  • Nevermore (1994)[1]
  • Diego (2005)

Short stories

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  • Silsie (1990)[1]

Plays

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  • Tir & Lir (1988)
  • Mobie-Diq (1989)
  • Seaside (1991)
  • Le Cirque Pandor and Fort Gambo (1991)[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Taylor, John (2005). Paths to Contemporary French Literature. Vol. 1. Transaction Publishers. pp. 214–16. ISBN 1412804795.>
  2. ^ "Marie Redonnet". Leaping Dog Press. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b [1], TheModernNovel, retrieved 1 December 2014
  4. ^ a b Redonnet, Marie (1996). Nevermore. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803239122.
  5. ^ a b Hughes, Alexandra; Reader, Keith A (2002). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture. Routledge. p. 454. ISBN 1134788665.
  6. ^ "L'invité de la médiathèque : Marie Redonnet". Ville de Fontenay-le-Comtte.
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