French novelist
Dominique Schneidre (born Dominique Schneider; July 8, 1942) is a French novelist.
Early life
Dominique Schneidre was born on July 8, 1942.[1] Her father, Charles Schneider, was a businessman. Her mother, Lilian Constantini, was an actress. Her sister, Catherine Schneider, is a former wife of director Roger Vadim.[2][3]
Her paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, II, was a businessman, banker and politician. Her paternal great-grandfather, Henri Schneider, was a businessman. Her paternal great-great-grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder, with her paternal great-great-granduncle Adolphe Schneider, of Schneider-Creusot in 1836. The company became known as Schneider Electric in 1999.
Her maternal great-grandfather, Jules Guesde, was a journalist and Socialist politician.[4]
Career
Schneider started her career as a psychoanalyst.[1] She is a novelist.[5] She has written seven novels. She has also co-written a children's book and a biography about her family.
Schneider was the recipient of the Prix Anna de Noailles from the Académie française in 2002 for Fortune de mère.[5]
Her 2014 novel, Avons-nous assez navigué, is about an elderly woman who goes to the Palais Garnier to see Eugene Onegin.[6][7] There, she meets an old lover, Antoine, and tries to rekindle their romance.[6][7]
Personal life
She lives in an apartment overlooking the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.[4]
Bibliography
Novels
- Atteinte à la mémoire des morts (Paris: Éditions Robert Laffont, 1987, 301 pages).
- Les Chagrins d'éternité (Paris: Éditions Robert Laffont, 1988, 187 pages).
- La Capitane (Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1990, 282 pages).
- Gratin (Paris: Éditions JC Lattès, 1993, 175 pages).
- Le Corps principal (Paris: Éditions Albin Michel, 1997, 313 pages).
- Fortune de mère (Paris, Éditions Fayard, 2001, 359 pages).pages).
- Avons-nous assez navigué (Paris: Éditions JC Lattès, 2014, 200 pages).
Children's book
- Les Secrets d’Illan illustrés par Cézanne (with Lucien Chaminade; Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Éditions Calmann-Lévy, 1995, 26 pages).
Biography
- Les Schneider, Le Creusot : une famille, une entreprise, une ville : 1836-1960 (with Caroline Mathieu, Bernard Clément; Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Éditions Fayard, Le Creusot, Écomusée, 1995, 366 pages).
References
- ^ a b Schneidre, Dominique (1942-....) , Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ Marnes-la-Coquette (92), cimetière communal.
- ^ "Vadim to wed—but this time it's different". Evening Standard. 16 March 1973. p. 19.
- ^ a b Tami Williams, Germaine Dulac: A Cinema of Sensations, Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2014, p. 164 [1]
- ^ a b Académie française: Dominique Schneider
- ^ a b Dominique Schneidre : Tout est encore possible, Journal du Dimanche, May 25, 2014
- ^ a b Marianne Payot, Dominique Schneidre: dés(illusion), L'Express, June 30, 2014
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