Lydie Salvayre

Lydie Salvayre (b.1948) is a French writer. Born in the south of France to Republican refugees from the Spanish Civil War, she went on to study medicine in Toulouse and continues to work as a practicing psychiatrist. She has been awarded both the Prix Hermes and the Prix Novembre for her work.

Works

* "La Déclaration" (1990)
* "La Vie commune"* (1991)
* "La Médaille"* (1993)
* "La Puissance des mouches" (1995)
* "La Compagnie des spectres"* (1997)
* "Quelques conseils aux élèves huissiers" (1997)
* "La Conférence de Cintegabelle"* (1999)
* "Les Belles âmes" (2000)
* "Le Vif du vivant" (2001)
* "Et que les vers mangent le bœuf mort" (2002)
* "Contre" (2002)
* "Passage à l'ennemie" (2003)
* "La méthode Mila" (2005)

*indicates a work that has been translated into English