Jean-Marc Roberts

Writing

Born: May 3, 1954

Birthplace: Paris, France

Jean-Marc Roberts (3 May 1954 – 25 March 2013) was a French editor, novelist, and screenwriter. He started writing in the early 1970s. He was awarded the 1973 Fénéon Prize for Samedi, dimanche et fêtes (English: Saturday, Sunday and holidays), and, in 1979, the Prix Renaudot for his novel Affaires étrangères (English: Foreign Affairs). He was an editor for Seuil, the Mercure de France and Fayard and a director of Editions Stock. He died of cancer on 25 March 2013. Source: Article "Jean-Marc Roberts" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.