Sophie Buchaillard is a Franco-British novelist. Her debut novel This Is Not Who We Are was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award in 2023.[1] Her second novel, Assimilation (Honno, 2024) explores cultural identity, migration and belonging through three generations of women.
Dr Sophie Buchaillard | |
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| Born | 1978 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Franco-British |
| Citizenship | Franco-British |
| Education | Doctorate in Creative and Critical Writing (Cardiff University) |
| Genre | Fiction |
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| Children | 1 |
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Early life
editBuchaillard was born in Paris, France in 1978. Prior to settling in Wales, she travelled across Europe, Asia, the United States and Africa, living in Spain, the US and England.[2]
Career
editIn June 2022, Buchaillard published her debut novel This Is Not Who We Are with Welsh publisher Seren Books, a multi-layered novel centred upon the Rwandan genocide and the culpability of the French government. In May 2023, it was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award.[3] In 2024, she published Assimilation with Welsh publisher Honno
Bibliography
editSophie Buchaillardwas born in Paris in 1978. She studied Political Sciences at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Bordeaux, France, graduating in 2001.
She moved to the UK in 2001, where she worked in campaigning, higher education and co-wrote Talented Women for a Successful Walesa report advising the Welsh Government on improving gender parity in business and education. In 2017, she was shortlisted for a Womenspire Award for her work.
In 2019, she left a job at Cardiff University to focus on writing. She completed a Masters (2020) and a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing (2023) (Cardiff University).
Fiction
edit- This Is Not Who We Are (2022)
- Assimilation (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Literature Wales announces shortlist for Wales Book of the Year". Nation.Cymru. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "About Sophie Buchaillard - Author of This Is Not Who We Are and Assimilation". Sophie Buchaillard. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Buchaillard, Rowland-Hill and Newbury among Wales Book of the Year shortlistees". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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