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Leslie Kaplan

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Leslie Kaplan
Born1943
New York City, New York
NationalityFrench
Genrenovel, essay, theatre

Leslie Kaplan (born 1943) is an American-born French writer.[1]

She was born in New York City and grew up in Paris. She studied philosophy, history and psychology and then worked for two years in a factory. Kaplan took part in the events of May 1968. She published her first book in 1982 L'Excès-l'usine, which received favourable comments from authors Marguerite Duras and Maurice Blanchot.[2]

Awards

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In 2017, she received a prize from the Société des gens de lettres recognizing her work.[2]

Works[1]

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  • L'Excès - l'usine (1982)
  • Le Livre des ciels (1983)
  • Le Criminel (1985)
  • Le Pont de Brooklyn (1987)
  • L'Epreuve du passeur (1988)
  • Le Silence du diable (1989)
  • Les Mines de sel (1993)
  • Depuis maintenant, Miss Nobody Knows (1996)
  • Les Prostituées philosophes (1997)
  • Le Psychanalyste (1999)
  • Les Amants de Marie (2002)
  • Les Outils (2003)
  • Fever (2005)
  • Toute ma vie j'ai été une femme (2008)
  • Mon Amérique commence en Pologne (2009)
  • Louise, elle est folle (2011)
  • Millefeuille (2012) received the Prix Wepler[3]
  • Déplace le ciel (2013)
  • Mathias et la Révolution (2016)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leslie Kaplan" (in French). Société des gens de lettres.
  2. ^ a b "La femme du jour. Leslie Kaplan". L'Humanité (in French). May 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Le Prix Wepler à Leslie Kaplan" (in French). November 12, 2012.