Vanessa Springora

1972 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Lycée Fénelon, Paris, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión

occupation: publisher, film director, writer, editor

award received: Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Award, Grand prix des lectrices de Elle

Vanessa Springora (born 16 March 1972) is a French publisher, writer and film director. She is the author of the memoir Consent, describing sexual abuse she experienced beginning at age 14 from author Gabriel Matzneff, then 49. The book became a bestseller and prompted changes to the French age of consent. Source: Wikipedia (en)