Jakuta Alikavazovic

1979 -

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French, English

educated at: École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

occupation: translator, children's writer, writer

award received: Prix Goncourt du premier roman, resident at the Villa Medici, prix du Zorba, Prix Médicis essai, Prix de la Page 111

Jakuta Alikavazovic (born 6 October 1979 in Paris) is a French writer. Her debut novel Corps volatils was awarded the prix Goncourt du premier roman. In 2021, her latest novel Night As It Falls was published in the United Kingdom by Faber & Faber. Source: Wikipedia (en)