Mélanie Fazi
Encyclopedia
Mélanie Fazi is a French
novelist and translator specialising in fantasy fiction. As well as writing award-winning fiction of her own she has translated works by Lois McMaster Bujold
, Elizabeth Moon
, Poppy Z. Brite
and Graham Joyce
into French for Éditions Bragelonne, a French publisher.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
novelist and translator specialising in fantasy fiction. As well as writing award-winning fiction of her own she has translated works by Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works. Bujold is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field, having won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record. Her novella The Mountains of Mourning won both the Hugo...
, Elizabeth Moon
Elizabeth Moon
Elizabeth Moon is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award.-Biography:...
, Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite is an American author. Brite initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s after publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections...
and Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
into French for Éditions Bragelonne, a French publisher.
Notable Awards
- 2002: Prix Merlin ( "Merlin Prize") for Matilda (original novel)
- 2004: Prix Merlin for Trois Pépins du fruit des morts ( "Three Seeds of the Fruit of the Dead") (original novel)
- 2005: Prix Masterton ( "Masterton Prize") for Arlis des forains ( "Arlis fairground") (original novel)
- 2005: Grand Prix de l'ImaginaireGrand Prix de l'ImaginaireGrand Prix de l'Imaginaire is a French award for speculative fiction. It originally had the word "science fiction" in the name, but this has since been dropped.-French novel:* 1974 : Michel Jeury, Le Temps incertain...
( "Grand Prize of the Imagination") for Serpentine (original novel) - 2007: Grand Prix de l'ImaginaireGrand Prix de l'ImaginaireGrand Prix de l'Imaginaire is a French award for speculative fiction. It originally had the word "science fiction" in the name, but this has since been dropped.-French novel:* 1974 : Michel Jeury, Le Temps incertain...
for Lignes de vie ( "Lifelines") (translation) - 2009: Prix Masterton for Notre-Dame-aux-Ecailles ( "Our Lady of Scales") (original novel)
- 2009: Prix Masterton for Miroir de porcelaine ( "Porcelain Mirror") (original novel)