Dominique Schneidre


Dominique Schneidre is a French novelist.

Early life

Dominique Schneidre was born on July 8, 1942. Her father, Charles Schneider, was a businessman. Her mother, Lilian Constantini, was an actress. Her sister, Catherine Schneider, is a former wife of director Roger Vadim.
Her paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, II, was a businessman, banker and politician. Her paternal great-grandfather, Henri Schneider, was a businessman. Her paternal great-great-grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder, with her paternal great-great-granduncle Adolphe Schneider, of Schneider-Creusot in 1836. The company became known as Schneider Electric in 1999.
Her maternal great-grandfather, Jules Guesde, was a journalist and Socialist politician.

Career

Schneider started her career as a psychoanalyst. She is a novelist. She has written seven novels. She has also co-written a children's book and a biography about her family.
Schneider was the recipient of the Prix Anna de Noailles from the Académie française in 2002 for Fortune de mère.
Her 2014 novel, Avons-nous assez navigué, is about an elderly woman who goes to the Palais Garnier to see Eugene Onegin. There, she meets an old lover, Antoine, and tries to rekindle their romance.

Personal life

She lives in an apartment overlooking the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Novels

  • Atteinte à la mémoire des morts.
  • Les Chagrins d'éternité.
  • La Capitane.
  • Gratin.
  • Le Corps principal.
  • Fortune de mère.
  • Avons-nous assez navigué.

Children's book

  • Les Secrets d’Illan illustrés par Cézanne.

Biography