Carole Martinez

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

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

Her first novel, Le Cœur cousu [fr], released discreetly in February 2007, received numerous prizes thereafter.

[2][3] Her second novel, Du domaine des Murmures [fr], 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[4]).

She finally was awarded the prix Goncourt des lycéens.