Françoise Chandernagor
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Françoise Chandernagor is a French
writer, born June 15, 1945. She is the daughter of André Chandernagor. She is a former student of the National School of Administration - École nationale d'administration
, and she became a member of the Council of State
in 1969.
on judicial public rights.
She left the administration and abandoned her career as a civil servant in 1993, to dedicate her time to writing
. She is a member of the Académie Goncourt
.
She was born to a family of masons related to the descendants of an Indian free slave (hence her name). She married Philippe Jurgensen and is the mother of three children. Françoise Chandernagor divides her life between Paris
and France
's central region
.
After receiving her diploma from the institute of political studies of Paris and a master's degree
in public law, she was admitted at age 21 to the National School of Administration - École nationale d'administration
(ÉNA), finishing two years later at the top of her class, the first woman to reach such position.
In 1969 she entered the Council of State where she held various legal posts, most notably as Attorney-General.
She also held positions in the foreign service, both in cultural and economic affairs, and held leadership positions in charities, particularly as the vice president of the France Foundation until 1988 and as the vice president of the Aguesseau Foundation.
In 1991, she drafted the annual report of the Council of State
on "sécurité juridique" (The protection of the rights of the citizen in the judicial system).
Since 1981, when she published The King's Way
(memories of Madam de Maintenon
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
, the second wife of Louis XIV, Françoise Chandernagor wrote six novels and a play (Brussels
in 1993-1994 and to Paris
in 1994-1995). Several of her novels were translated in fifteen languages, and two of them were the object of television adaptations.
Françoise Chandernagor presides the Jean Giono Prize, and is currently the administrator of the Foundation of the Castle of Maintenon, Corporation of the readers of the World, and Century. She is member of the Académie Goncourt
since June 1995.
, answered the question of the jury: " What difference do you make between a lover and a husband? " with the clever answer: - "it's like... night and day"!
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer, born June 15, 1945. She is the daughter of André Chandernagor. She is a former student of the National School of Administration - École nationale d'administration
École nationale d'administration
The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...
, and she became a member of the Council of State
Council of State
The Council of State is a unique governmental body in a country or subdivision thereoff, though its nature may range from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state. It is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.-Modern:*Belgian...
in 1969.
Biography
In 1991, Françoise Chandernagor authored the report of the Council of StateCouncil of State
The Council of State is a unique governmental body in a country or subdivision thereoff, though its nature may range from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state. It is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.-Modern:*Belgian...
on judicial public rights.
She left the administration and abandoned her career as a civil servant in 1993, to dedicate her time to writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
. She is a member of the Académie Goncourt
Académie Goncourt
The Société littéraire des Goncourt , usually called the académie Goncourt , is a French literary organization based in Paris. It was founded by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt...
.
She was born to a family of masons related to the descendants of an Indian free slave (hence her name). She married Philippe Jurgensen and is the mother of three children. Françoise Chandernagor divides her life between Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's central region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
.
After receiving her diploma from the institute of political studies of Paris and a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in public law, she was admitted at age 21 to the National School of Administration - École nationale d'administration
École nationale d'administration
The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...
(ÉNA), finishing two years later at the top of her class, the first woman to reach such position.
In 1969 she entered the Council of State where she held various legal posts, most notably as Attorney-General.
She also held positions in the foreign service, both in cultural and economic affairs, and held leadership positions in charities, particularly as the vice president of the France Foundation until 1988 and as the vice president of the Aguesseau Foundation.
In 1991, she drafted the annual report of the Council of State
Council of State
The Council of State is a unique governmental body in a country or subdivision thereoff, though its nature may range from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state. It is sometimes regarded as the equivalent of a privy council.-Modern:*Belgian...
on "sécurité juridique" (The protection of the rights of the citizen in the judicial system).
The King's Way (novel)
The King's Way is a novel by the French author Françoise Chandernagor first published in 1981. It is the story of Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, who in the 17th century was almost the queen of France...
(memories of Madam de Maintenon
Maintenon
-Personalities:*Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon*Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - youngest daughter of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV, born here in 1677-Transportation:...
- Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
, the second wife of Louis XIV, Françoise Chandernagor wrote six novels and a play (Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
in 1993-1994 and to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1994-1995). Several of her novels were translated in fifteen languages, and two of them were the object of television adaptations.
Françoise Chandernagor presides the Jean Giono Prize, and is currently the administrator of the Foundation of the Castle of Maintenon, Corporation of the readers of the World, and Century. She is member of the Académie Goncourt
Académie Goncourt
The Société littéraire des Goncourt , usually called the académie Goncourt , is a French literary organization based in Paris. It was founded by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt...
since June 1995.
Anecdote
Rumor has it that Françoise Chandernagor, during her big admission speech at ENAEna
-Organizations:* Escuela Nacional de Archiveros, La primera institución especializada en Archivos* École nationale d'administration, a school where many of France's senior officials are instructed* English Nationalist Alliance* Education Networks of America...
, answered the question of the jury: " What difference do you make between a lover and a husband? " with the clever answer: - "it's like... night and day"!
Works
- L'Allée du Roi (1981)
- Leçons de ténèbres
- La Sans Pareille (1988)
- L'Archange de Vienne (1989)
- L'Enfant aux loups (1990)
- L'Ombre du Soleil (monologue théâtral d'après L'Allée du Roi, 1994)
- L'Enfant des Lumières (1995)
- La Première épouse (1998)
- Maintenon (en collaboration avec Georges Poisson, 2001)
- La Chambre (2002)
- Couleur du temps (2004)
External links
Sources
- Translated from :fr:Françoise Chandernagor