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Born Oct 28, 1940 · Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Awards: Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Prix Renaudot, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Prix Marguerite Duras, Grand prix Jean-Giono
Danièle Sallenave (born 28 October 1940) is a French novelist and journalist. In April 2011, she became a member of the Académie française. In 1980 Sallenave received the Prix Renaudot for her novel Les Portes de Gubbio.