Carole Martinez



Carole Martinez (10 November 1966 in Créhange) is a French contemporary novelist.

Biography
She was at a time tempted by theatre and created her troupe at age 20.

She is a teacher of French.

Her first novel, Le Cœur cousu, released discreetly in February 2007, received numerous prizes thereafter. Her second novel, Du domaine des Murmures, was short-listed for the prix Goncourt (the prize eventually went to L'Art français de la guerre by Alexis Jenni with five votes, and three to Carole Martinez ). She finally was awarded the prix Goncourt des lycéens.

Publications

 * Youth
 * 1998: Le Cri du livre, Paris, Pocket, series "Jeunesse", 175 p. ISBN 978-2266079945. Reissued under the title L'Œil du témoin, Paris, éditions Rageot, series "Heure noire", 2011, 192 p. ISBN 978-2700236156
 * Novels
 * 2007: Le Cœur cousu, Paris, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 430 p. ISBN 978-2070783052
 * Prix Renaudot des lycéens 2007
 * Prix Ulysse 2007
 * Prix Emmanuel Roblès 2007
 * Premier prix du Festival du Premier Roman de Chambéry - 2007
 * Bourse de la Découverte - Prix Découverte Prince Pierre de Monaco 2007
 * Bourse Thyde Monnier 2007
 * Prix des lycéens de Monaco


 * 2011: Du domaine des Murmures, Paris, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, 208 p. ISBN 978-2070131495
 * Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2011.
 * Prix Marcel-Aymé 2012.
 * 2015: La terre qui penche, éditions Gallimard, Collection Blanche, ISBN 9782070149926, Feuille d'or de la ville de Nancy.