Émilie de Turckheim

Émilie de Turckheim (born 5 October 1980 in Lyon) is a French writer.

In 2002, she joined the Groupement étudiant national d'enseignement aux personnes incarcérées [fr] (GENEPI) and teaches French and English in prison.

At 24, she published her first novel, Les Amants terrestres, at éditions Le Cherche midi [fr].

Le Joli mois de Mai was translated into German at Klaus Wagenbach.

She received the Prix Roger Nimier in 2015 for La Disparition du nombril.