Julie Ruocco
Julie Ruocco is a French writer.
Biography
Ruocco studied international relations[1] at Sciences Po Aix[2] before working at the European Parliament for Karima Delli.[3] In 2016, she published a philosophical work, Et si jouer était un art ? Notre subjectivité esthétique à l'épreuve du jeu vidéo.[4] In 2021, she published her first novel Furies noting that the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 gave her the time to focus solely on the book.[5] The novel, set during the Syrian Civil War is about a French archaeologist who smuggles antiquities from Syria to Europe and a Syrian firefighter turned gravedigger. Themes include the bravery of women, the effects of war and the plight of the Kurds. Furies was awarded the Prix Envoyé par La Poste[6] and was nominated for the Prix littéraire du Monde.[7]
Books
- Et si jouer était un art ? Notre subjectivité esthétique à l'épreuve du jeu vidéo, Editions L'Harmattan, 2016, ISBN 978-2343102290
- Furies, Actes Sud, 2021, ISBN 978-2-330-15385-4
References
- ^ Devevey, Bertrand (16 October 2021). ""Furies" de Julie Ruocco : deux destins unis contre le crépuscule des libertés en Syrie, une fiction belle et forte". atlantico (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Et si jouer était un art ?". Savoirs ENS (in French). École normale supérieure. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Assistants". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Une heure avec... Julie Ruocco". Institut du monde arabe. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Conradsson, Pauline (28 April 2021). "Confinement : "Sans cette crise, j'aurais eu peur de terminer mon premier roman"". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ de Tilly, Marine (15 September 2021). "Au cœur de la Syrie furieuse". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Prix littéraire "Le Monde" 2021 : la sélection". Le Monde (in French). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.