Olivier Jacquemond
Introduction '''Olivier Jacquemond''' (born 1980) is a French novelist, essayist and poet.His novel, ''New York Fantasy'', was published by Mercure de France (part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group) in 2009.The protagonist is a young Frenchman who comes to New York. Jacquemond says that he wrote, "a novel about 9/11 that never speaks directly about 9/11".He is also the author of two collections of poetry ("Toit, Twin Towers" (Le Regard du texte, 2008) and "Blanchatre" (Centre Vendôme pour les Arts plastiques, 2003), and a series of essays ("The Three Secrets", published by Sens & Tonka 2004, 2006), and a novel called "Acrylique" (Sens + Tonka, 2002), also published in Italian.The French daily Le Figaro noted that "Jacquemond's writing works because it is sincere, a style that finds the right distance between melancholy and lucidity. "Jacquemond has a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Paris (L'Université Paris 7) on the subject of friendship and was a visiting researcher at Columbia University in New York. He currently writes and teaches in Paris.
External links Reviews of "New York Fantasy"*  Chroniques de la rentrée littéraire*  Livres HebdoInterviews with Author*  Interview on Daily Motion"Acrylique" (Novella)*  Radio interview on France Culture*  Review of Italian translation by Galassia Libri
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