Dominique Mainard

Dominique Mainard is a French translator of English novels, short story writer and novelist. She was born in Paris, France, in 1967 and grew up in the region of Lyon, and spent five years in the United States. She won the 2009 Prix des Libraires (Booksellers Prize) for her novel ''Pour vous'' (''For You''). Mainard spent 2005 - 2006 as a resident of the Randell Cottage Writers' Trust in Wellington, New Zealand. Her book ''Leur histoire'' was adapted for the 2005 film ''Les Mots bleus'' by director Alain Corneau with actors Sergi López and Sylvie Testud. Provided by Wikipedia