Jeanne Cordelier

• Jeanne Cordelier was born in Paris in 1944. Entirely self-taught, she plunged into literature with her first novel, La Dérobade (The Life). Based on her experience in the world of prostitution, it was originally published by Hachette in 1976 and was re-released by Editions Phébus in 2007. In 1976, she moved to Sweden, where she lived for 17 years. The next stage of her life was characterized both by long stays overseas and by writing. In 2010, her novel, Reconstruction, was published by Editions Phébus.