Laurel Zuckerman (author)

Laurel Zuckerman (author)

Laurel Zuckerman (born 1960) is an American-born French author based near Paris, France.

Biography

Zuckerman is originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, but is naturalized French today. She graduated from the HEC School of Management, a French business school. Until 2002, when she lost her job at a dot-com company, she worked in information technology. After losing the job, she decided to become an English teacher.

She first became widely known after publication of her controversial French novel "Sorbonne Confidential" (Fayard, 2007), a fictionalized account (with a strong autobiographical basis) of an American trying to obtain the "agrégation" (a French educational credential) in order to become an English teacher in the French public education system. The book is harshly critical of the French system and has generated considerable debate.

Married, with two children, Zuckerman lives in Bry-sur-Marne, France, and is a member of the local city council.

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article1940313.ece] Profile of LaurelZuckermann, The Times of London
* [http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/p2242/articles/a357580.html] Interview with Laurel Zuckerman, Le Nouvel Observateur
* [http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/p2242/articles/a357579-.html] My English is Poor, Le Nouvel Observateur
* [http://edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev589.htm] Book Review, Education Review
* [http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/archives/talk/20070510-Interview-Laurel-Zuckerman.html] Interview with Laurel Zuckerman on France 24 International News Channel
* [http://livres.lexpress.fr/premierespages.asp/idC=12647/idR=6/idG=8] Review of "Sorbonne Confidenital" in L'Express (France) Magazine
* [http://www.rfi.fr/radiofr/editions/072/edition_63_20070320.asp] Interview with Laurel Zuckerman on Radio France Internationale
* [http://www.lepoint.fr/content/litterature/article?id=179501] Review of "Sorbonne Confidenital" in Le Point Magazine
* [http://www.lepoint.fr/content/societe/article?id=186760] Interview with Laurel Zuckerman in Le Point Magazine: "La faute à l'agreg?"
* [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/recherche_breve/1,13-0,37-986684,0.html] Review of "Sorbonne Confidenital" in Le Monde newspaper


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