Arnothy, Christine (1930–)
Arnothy, Christine (1930–)
French novelist and journalist. Born Nov 20, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary.
Left Hungary with parents (1948), moving to Paris; wrote about her experiences during WWII's siege of Budapest in autobiographical novels: J'ai quinze ans et je ne neux pas mourir (I am Fifteen and I Don't Want to Die, 1956) and Il n'est pas si facile de vivre (It is Not so Easy to Live, 1958); other works include La saison des Americains (1964), Le Jardin noir (1971), Aviva (1971), Chiche! (1974), J'aime la vie (1978), La piste Africaine (1997), Malins plaisirs (1998), and Complot de femmes (2000).
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