| Justine Lévy | |
|---|---|
 Lévy in Paris (2011) | |
| Born | (1974-09-04) 4 September 1974 (age 50) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Bernard-Henri Lévy Isabelle Doutreluigne |
Justine-Juliette Lévy (born 4 September 1974) is a French book editor and author.
Life and career
Lévy is the eldest daughter of Isabelle Doutreluigne and French philosopher, writer, and media personality, Bernard-Henri Lévy. Her 1995 debut novel "Le Rendez-vous" (The Rendezvous) was translated from French into English and published in the United States in 1997.
On 21 September 1996 she married Raphaël Enthoven, the son of her father's best friend, Jean-Paul Enthoven, who left her in 2000 for model and singer, Carla Bruni (at the time his father's girlfriend and who is now married to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy). She wrote a novel whose story paralleled her own life. The 2004 book was released in France under the title "Rien de Grave" (published in English in 2005 as Nothing Serious). The winner of the first Prix Littéraire Le Vaudeville, her book knocked The Da Vinci Code from Europe's bestseller lists. It was published in the United States in October 2005.
Lévy has two children with actor and director Patrick Mille. She describes her relationship with Patrick as "not married, but like married". Like Nothing Serious protagonist Louise, Lévy is also a little cynical about monogamy. Lévy married Patrick on 11 March 2023 in the Parisian 6th arrondissement's town hall after 22 years together.
Books
- 1997: Le rendez-vous (The Rendezvous) - Scribner, ISBN 0-684-82579-1, awarded the Prix Contrepoint in 1996
- 2005: Rien de grave (Nothing Serious) - Melville House Publishing, ISBN 0-9761407-7-2
- 2009: Mauvaise fille (Bad Girl) - Stock, ISBN 2-234-05864-3 (Adapted in the movie of the same name)
- 2014: La gaieté (Happiness) - Stock, (ISBN 978-2234070264)
- 2019: Histoires de familles (Family History) - with The Anonymous Project - Flammarion, (ISBN 978-2081440395)
- 2021: Son fils (Her Son) - Stock, (ISBN 978-2234083233)
References
- "Marriage Of Justine Lévy And Raphaël Enthoven On September 21st, 1996 In Paris, France". Getty Images. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Kolhatkar, Sheelah (2 October 2005). "It's A Chattefight As Novelist Levy Nips Carla Bruni". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- Diez, Georg (20 October 2005). "Roman: Höhere Tochter (Novel: Higher Daughter)" (in German). Die Zeit. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- Cardinal, Léa (13 March 2023). "Justine Lévy, fille de BHL, mariée heureuse: son époux n'est pas un inconnu… (Justine Lévy, daughter of BHL, happily married: her husband is no stranger...)" (in French). Gala. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- Mille, Patrick. "After 22 years" (in French). Instagram. Retrieved 16 March 2023.