Lydie Salvayre
Encyclopedia
Lydie Salvayre is a French
writer. Born in the south of France to Republican
refugee
s from the Spanish Civil War
, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse
and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist
.
She has been awarded both the Prix Hermes and the Prix Décembre
for her work.
*indicates a work that has been translated into English
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer. Born in the south of France to Republican
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s from the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
.
She has been awarded both the Prix Hermes and the Prix Décembre
Prix Décembre
The Prix Décembre, originally known as the Prix Novembre, is one of France's premier literary awards. Its winners are generally far more radical choices than the more staid and conservative Prix Goncourt...
for her work.
Works
- La Déclaration (1990)
- La Vie commune* (1991)
- La Médaille* (1993)
- La Puissance des mouches* (1995)
- La Compagnie des spectres* (1997)
- Quelques conseils aux élèves huissiers (1997)
- La Conférence de Cintegabelle* (1999)
- Les Belles âmes (2000)
- Le Vif du vivant (2001)
- Et que les vers mangent le bœuf mort (2002)
- Contre (2002)
- Passage à l'ennemie (2003)
- La méthode Mila (2005)