Nathalie Azoulai is a writer and, before that, was a literature teacher and editor.
She has written ten novels, which have been translated into several languages and include Titus n’aimait pas Bérénice, which won the Prix Médicis literary award, and La Fille parfaite, which was nominated for several prestigious awards in 2022 and won the Evok Literary Award 2022.
Her books are published with the publishing house POL. She is also a member of the panel of judges for the Prix Femina literary award.

Your greatest emotion?
Freddie Mercury’s voice.

Your epicurean pleasure?
A very cold, sour sorbet on a summer’s evening.

Your idea of elegance?
Being highly capable or knowledgeable but not showing it – the modesty of a genius.

Your greatest excursion?
Crossing the wide-open spaces of America on foot for hours.

Your source of stimulation?
Discovering how the artists I admire work and get their ideas.