Justine Lévy
Encyclopedia
Justine-Juliette Lévy is a French is a book editor
and author
.
Lévy is the eldest daughter of Isabelle Doutreluigne and French philosopher, writer, and intellectual, Bernard-Henri Lévy
. Her 1995 debut novel
"Le Rendez-vous" (The Rendezvous) was translated from French
into English
and published in the United States
in 1997.
In 1995 she married Raphaël Enthoven
, the son of her father's best friend, Jean-Paul Enthoven, who left her for model
and singer, Carla Bruni
(who is now married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy
). She wrote a novel whose story paralleled her own life. The 2004 book was released in France under the title "Rien de Grave" (published in English in 2005 as Nothing Serious). The winner of the first Prix Littéraire Le Vaudeville, her book knocked The Da Vinci Code
from Europe's bestseller lists. It was published in the United States in October 2005.
Justine has two children with long-term partner; actor Patrick Mille. She describes her relationship with Patrick as "not married, but like married". Like Nothing Serious protagonist Louise, Justine is also a little cynical
about monogamy
.
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
.
Lévy is the eldest daughter of Isabelle Doutreluigne and French philosopher, writer, and intellectual, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French public intellectual, philosopher and journalist. Often referred to today, in France, simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" movement in 1976.-Early life:...
. Her 1995 debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
"Le Rendez-vous" (The Rendezvous) was translated from French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1997.
In 1995 she married Raphaël Enthoven
Raphaël Enthoven
Raphael Enthoven is a professor of French philosophy. Son of the publisher Jean-Paul Enthoven, he is the former husband of Justine Lévy and former companion of Carla Bruni , with whom he had a son born July 21, 2001...
, the son of her father's best friend, Jean-Paul Enthoven, who left her for model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and singer, Carla Bruni
Carla Bruni
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model...
(who is now married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
). She wrote a novel whose story paralleled her own life. The 2004 book was released in France under the title "Rien de Grave" (published in English in 2005 as Nothing Serious). The winner of the first Prix Littéraire Le Vaudeville, her book knocked The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
from Europe's bestseller lists. It was published in the United States in October 2005.
Justine has two children with long-term partner; actor Patrick Mille. She describes her relationship with Patrick as "not married, but like married". Like Nothing Serious protagonist Louise, Justine is also a little cynical
Cynicism
Cynicism , in its original form, refers to the beliefs of an ancient school of Greek philosophers known as the Cynics . Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. This meant rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, health, and...
about monogamy
Monogamy
Monogamy /Gr. μονός+γάμος - one+marriage/ a form of marriage in which an individual has only one spouse at any one time. In current usage monogamy often refers to having one sexual partner irrespective of marriage or reproduction...
.
Books
- Le rendez-vous (The Rendezvous) - ScribnerCharles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
(1997), ISBN 0684825791 - Rien de grave (Nothing SeriousNothing Serious (novel)Nothing Serious is a 2005 novel by French writer Justine Lévy. The romance novel presents an insight into the breakdown of marriage and its consequences. The book was originally written in French, and was published in English in October 2005 by Melville House....
) - Melville House PublishingMelville House PublishingMelville House Publishing is an independent publisher of literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The company was founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians in Hoboken, New Jersey, a location Johnson jokingly called "the Left Bank" of New York City...
(2005), ISBN 0976140772 - Mauvais fille (Bad Girl) - StockStockThe capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
(2009), ISBN 2234058643