Colombe Schneck is a prominent French writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker of Jewish origin, whose literary career is characterized by her profound exploration of themes such as memory, identity, and the traces of the past. Throughout her career, she has received numerous awards, such as the Premio Murat in 2006 for L'Increvable Monsieur Schneck and the French Academy Anna de Noailles Prize in 2010 for Une femme célèbre. Her new book, Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories (2024), will soon be published in at least seven countries and gathers three iconic short novels: Seventeen, Friendship, and Swimming. With this work, Schneck broadens her international reach, establishing herself as a contemporary classical author. In conversation with Doris Guillén.
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