Claire Berest
Claire Berest is a French writer. Her partner is lawyer and writer, Abel Quentin.
Biography
Before publishing her first novel, Berest worked as a teacher and completed a maîtrise at the Sorbonne. She found teaching in a poor socio-economic area difficult and resigned after a few months, describing the situation as being in 'permanent war'. Based on her experience, she wrote a book about her disillusionment with the French school system, La Lutte des classes.With her sister Anne, she wrote Gabriële, a tribute to their great grand-mother Gabrièle Buffet-Picabia. Her novel about Frida Kahlo, Rien n'est noir received the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle in 2020.