Agnès Laroche
Agnès Laroche | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1965 Paris, France |
| Died | 11 February 2023 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Author Novelist |
Agnès Laroche (1 December 1965 – 11 February 2023) was a French author and novelist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Paris on 1 December 1965, Laroche wrote numerous fictional works to be broadcast on the radio and youth novels published in children's press.[2] She wrote her first book at the age of 43.[3] Prior to her career as an author, she worked in professional integration for 20 years.[3] Since then, she wrote approximately 40 books.[3] She primarily wrote out of her home in Angoulême.[3] She was married and was the mother of three children.[4]
In 2015, Laroche was awarded the Prix des Incorruptibles for her youth novel, Rue des petits singes.[5] That same year, she won the Prix Mon ami for Le fantôme de Sarah Fisher.
Laroche died after a long illness on 11 February 2023, at the age of 57.[6]
Works
[edit]- Tim Sans-dragon (2008)
- Un copain de plus (2009)
- La Drôle de vie d'Archie (2009)
- Scoops au lycée (2010)
- Murder Party (2010)
- Super-Jojo fait l'école buissonnière (2010)
- Cours Ayana ! (2011)
- Cœur de vampire (2011)
- Le Fantôme de Sarah Fisher (2011)
- La Dragonne de minuit (2011)
- Scoops au lycée (2012)
- Tim sans dragon (2012)
- Nicodème (2012)
- Sauve-toi Nora (2012)
- Rue des petits singes (2013)
- La vraie recette de l'amour (2013)
- Le Mot magique (2013)
- C'est qui le Roi des animaux ? (2013)
- Tu vas payer (2013)
- Duo pour une enquête (2014)
- Charly et moi (2015)
- La vraie recette de l'amour (2016)
- Cœurs en fuite (2017)
- La vie dure trois minutes (2018)
- Prunelle, Sorcière Rebelle (2021)
- Prunelle, l’Ultime Sortilège (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mme ROUZAUT-LAROCHE Agnès". Charente Libre (in French).
- ^ "Agnès Laroche". Prix des Incorruptibles (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Laroche, Agnès (28 March 2019). "Interview d'Agnès Laroche". Festival de Littérature Jeunesse de la médiathèque Loire et Nohain (Interview).
- ^ "Agnès Laroche". ricochet-jeunes.org (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Palmarès 2015". Centre national de la littérature pour la jeunesse (in French).
- ^ De Sepausy, Victor (13 February 2023). "Décès d'Agnès Laroche, autrice d'albums et romans jeunesse". ActuaLitté (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
