Jeanne Benameur

Her father was Algerian and her mother was Italian.

The family moved to La Rochelle when Benameur was 5 years old.

A professor of French until 2001, Benameur has published with various publishing houses, most notably Éditions Denoël and Éditions Thierry Magnier.

In 2001, her novel Les Demeurées won the Unicef Prize.

[1] Her autobiography, ça t'apprendra à vivre, was published in 2006.