Biography:

Danièle Sallenave (born 28 October 1940) is a French novelist and journalist. In April 2011, she became a member of the Académie française. In 1980 Sallenave received the Prix Renaudot for her novel Les Portes de Gubbio. Source: Article "Danièle Sallenave" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.