Geneviève Huriet
Geneviève Huriet | |
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| Born | August 24, 1927[1] France |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | French |
| Period | 1984 — present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Beechwood Bunny Tales (La Famille Passiflore) |
| Children | 4 |
Geneviève Huriet (b. August 24, 1927[1] in France) is the author of the Beechwood Bunny Tales (La Famille Passiflore) children's book series. Huriet's works have been published by Éditions Milan, Grasset Jeunesse and Albin Michel in her native country,[2] and a European TV show based on the Beechwood books was launched in 2001.[3] Only the first seven Beechwood stories have seen English translations from Gareth Stevens (in 1991 and 1992).
Huriet once worked as a librarian,[4] and began writing for her nine grandchildren before launching her career.[2][5] She lives in Paris with her diplomat husband and four children, and has travelled abroad in Japan, Britain, Angola and elsewhere.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b (in French) Catalogue BN-Opale Plus - Geneviève Huriet. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ a b c (in French) Geneviève Huriet author page Archived 2008-01-23 at the Wayback Machine at Éditions Milan site. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ (in French) Films d'animation (2001, December 23). Le Monde Television. Accessed January 13, 2008.
- ^ New Titles (March-April 2003) Archived 2008-01-31 at the Wayback Machine. Éditions Grasset. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
- ^ (in French) Geneviève Huriet - auteur jeunesse Archived 2007-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Ricochet-Jeunes. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
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