Jean-Philippe Blondel

Jean-Philippe Blondel is a French novelist and high school English teacher. He was born in Troyes, about 200 km southwest of Paris, France.

Biography

Blondel has taught at Lycée Edouard Herriot, a high school located in Sainte-Savine near his hometown of Troyes, since the 1990s. Blondel is not only a French author of young-adult and realistic fiction novels but also an English teacher. His most popular work, The 6:41 to Paris, has reached worldwide popularity and has been translated into ten languages. This widespread interest in his novels has led to opportunities for Blondel to travel abroad.

Works in English

2010: A Place to Live.
2013: The 6:41 to Paris, translated by Alison Anderson in 2015
2017: A Very French Christmas: The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time, collaborative
2019: Exposed, translated by Alison Anderson.
2023: Café Unfiltered, translated by Alison Anderson.

Works in French

2003 : Accès direct à la plage, published by Delphine Montalant
2003 : 1979, published by Delphine Montalant
2004 : Juke-box , edited by Robert Laffont
2005 : Un minuscule inventaire, edited by Robert Laffont
2006 : Passage du gué, edited by Robert Laffont
2007 : This is not a love song, edited by Robert Laffont
2007 : Un endroit pour vivre, edited by Actes Sud Junior
2009 : À contretemps, edited by Robert Laffont, Pocket in 2010
2009 : Au rebond, edited by Actes Sud Junior
2010 : Le Baby-sitter, edited by Buchet-Chastel
2010 : Blog, edited by Actes Sud Junior
2010 : Qui vive? '', edited by Thierry Magnier
2011 : G229, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel
2011 : play!, edited by Actes Sud Junior
2011 : Et rester vivant, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel
2011 : Brise-Glace, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior
2013 : 6h41, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel
2013 : Double jeu, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior
2014 : Un hiver à Paris, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel
2015 : La Coloc, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior
2016 : Mariages de saison, edited/published by Buchet/Chastel
2017 : Le Groupe, edited/published by Actes Sud Junior
2018 : La Mise à nu'', edited/published by Buchet/Chastel

Awards

2005: Marie-Claire-Blais Quebec-France Literary Prize for Accès Direct à la Plage
2007: Biblioblog Award for Passage du Gué
2008: Charles-Exbrayat Award for This is not a Love Song
2011: Amerigo Vespucci Youth Prize for Qui Vive?
2011: Feminine Virgin-Version Award for G-229
2013: Middle and High School Students of Charante Award for Brise Glace
2016: You Love to Read Award from Middle and High School Students of Mayenne for ''La Coloc''