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Claire Berest (born 14 July 1982 in Paris)[1] is a French writer. Her partner is lawyer and writer, Abel Quentin.[2]

Biography

Before publishing her first novel, Berest worked as a teacher and completed a maîtrise at the Sorbonne.[3] She found teaching in a poor socio-economic area difficult and resigned after a few months, describing the situation as being in 'permanent war'.[4] Based on her experience, she wrote a book about her disillusionment with the French school system, La Lutte des classes.[5]

With her sister Anne, she wrote Gabriële, a tribute to their great grand-mother Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia.[6] Her novel about Frida Kahlo, Rien n'est noir received the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle in 2020.[7]

Books

• Mikado, éditions Léo Scheer, 2011
• L’orchestre vide, éditions Léo Scheer, 2012
• La lutte des classes : Pourquoi j'ai démissionné de l'Éducation nationale, éditions Léo Scheer, 2012
• Enfants perdus, éditions Plein jour, 2014
• Bellevue, Éditions Stock, 2016
• Gabriële (with Anne Berest), Éditions Stock, 2017
• Rien n’est noir, Éditions Stock, 2019
• Artifices, Éditions Stock, 2021

References

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