Camille Bordas is a French writer and academic. She is an assistant professor at the University of Florida[3] and her writing has been published in The New Yorker,[4] The Paris Review, Tin House, Chicago Magazine, and LitHub.[3]

Camille Bordas
Born1987[1]
Lyon, France[1]
OccupationWriter, assistant professor
LanguageFrench, English
NationalityFrench[2]
Notable awardsPrix du deuxième roman

Bordas was born in France and grew up in Mexico.[5] She moved to the United States in 2012 to be with her husband, Adam Levin, who is also a writer.[6]

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

  • Les treize desserts (2009),[7] winner of the Prix Jean-Claude-Izzo[8] and the Bourse Thyde-Monnier from the Société des gens de lettres.[9]
  • Partie commune (2011),[10] winner of the Prix du deuxième roman (Prize for a second novel).[11]
  • How to Behave in a Crowd (2017)[12]

Short fiction edit

Stories[13]
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
The Presentation on Egypt 2019 "The presentation on Egypt". The New Yorker. Vol. 95, no. 13. May 20, 2019. pp. 68–75.
Only Orange 2019 "Only Orange". The New Yorker. 95 (41): 76–83. December 23, 2019.
The Lottery in Almería 2021 "The Lottery in Almería," The Paris Review No. 237, Summer 2021.
Offside Constantly 2021 "Offside Constantly". The New Yorker. June 28, 2021.
One Sun Only 2022 "One Sun Only". The New Yorker. March 7, 2022.
Colorín Colorado 2023 "Colorín Colorado." The New Yorker, July 3, 2023.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Camille Bordas". www.goodreads.com.
  2. ^ Davidson, Willing (2 April 2018). "Camille Bordas on Burglaries, Loneliness, and Spelling Problems". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
  3. ^ a b "Camille Bordas – Department of English". english.ufl.edu. 18 October 2017.
  4. ^ Bordas, Camille (2016-12-26). ""Most Die Young"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  5. ^ Rooney, Kathleen (September 13, 2017), "'How to Behave,' according to Camille Bordas", Chicago Tribune
  6. ^ Davidson, Willing (2016-12-26). "Camille Bordas on What Things Are Worth Worrying About". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  7. ^ Leclercq, Pierre-Robert (August 27, 2009), "Review of Les treize desserts", Le Monde
  8. ^ "Prix Jean-Claude Izzo". www.livreshebdo.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  9. ^ "Prix Thyde Monnier". www.sgdl.org (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  10. ^ De Chabalier, Blaise (November 17, 2011), "Une maison très joueuse", Le Figaro
  11. ^ "lauréat 2012". Lecture en tête (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  12. ^ Reviews of How to Behave in a Crowd:
  13. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.