Danièle Sallenave

Danièle Sallenave
Danièle Sallenave in 2019.
Born (1940-10-28) 28 October 1940
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole normale supérieure de jeunes filles
OccupationWriter
Known forMember of the Académie française

Danièle Sallenave (French pronunciation: [danjɛl salnav]; born 28 October 1940) is a French novelist and journalist. In April 2011, she became a member of the Académie française. In 1980 Sallenave received the Prix Renaudot for her novel Les Portes de Gubbio.