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Lionel Duroy was a journalist for Libération and L’Événement du jeudi, and edited several celebrity biographies. He has written a dozen novels published by Julliard including:Méfiez-vous des écrivains, Priez pour nous, and Le Cahier de Turin. 2010’s Le Chagrin sold over 40,000 copies and was the recipient of the prix Marie-Claire du roman d’émotion, the prix François Mauriac, and the prix Pagnol du roman d’enfance.