Émilie Querbalec

Science-fiction writer

Émilie Querbalec (born 1971 Sapporo) is a French- science fiction, fantasy novelist, and short story writer. Her novel, Leaving the Autumn Mountains , won the Rosny Elder Prize .[1][2][3]

at the 2023 Festival Étonnants voyageurs

She is notable because she created a well-known work, that was the subject of multiple independent periodical reviews.

Émilie Querbalec was born to a French father, and a Japanese mother, a ceramist and visual artist.[4] Her family moved to France, where Émilie Querbalec obtained a scientific baccalaureate. She studied photography, art history and oriental languages . She works as a dietician and nutritionist in a pediatric hospital.[5]

Her short story, The Perfect Equation of Happiness , tells the story of a couple who places their fate in the hands of an application and therefore of artificial intelligence, to manage their relationship.[6]

Her first novel, The Forgotten of Ushtâr , is a Planetary romance set on Ushtâr, an ocean planet.[7][8] Her second novel, Leaving the Autumn Mountains , mixing science-fantasy and space opera  takes place on Tasaï, a planet maintained in an archaic state which evokes pre-industrial Japan. [9][10][11][12]

  • Les Oubliés d’Ushtâr, NATS, 2018, 468 p. (ISBN 978-3-95858-170-8)
  • Quitter les monts d'automne, Albin Michel, 2020, 448 p. (ISBN 978-2-226-45193-4)
  • Les Chants de Nüying, Albin Michel, 2022, 480 p. (ISBN 978-2-226-47282-3)
  • Les Sentiers de recouvrance, Albin Michel, 2024, 240 p. (ISBN 978-2-226-48868-8) [13][14][15]

References

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  1. Glyer, Mike (2021-08-22). "2021 Prix Rosny Aîné Winners". File 770. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. "Le Livre en question avec Émilie Querbalec | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne". www.pantheonsorbonne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. Charaf, Dounia (2019-05-21). "Querbalec, Émilie". Nice Fictions (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. "Les Femmes et la science(-fiction) : Émilie Querbalec | Cabinet d'édition spécialisé dans les littératures de l'imaginaire - Plumes Ascendantes" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. "Émilie Querbalec". Festival Les Intergalactiques (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. "« Par-delà l'horizon » : panorama de la science-fiction made in France". usbeketrica.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. "Les Oubliés d'Ushtâr". www.noosfere.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. "Livre de science-fiction : « Les Oubliés d'Ushtâr », un « Planet Opera » d'Émilie Querbalec - Lire au Centre". france3-regions.blog.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. "Nos 5 romans de fantasy et de science-fiction pour Noël". Le Point (in French). 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  10. Roussel, Frédérique. "«Quitter les monts d'automne», au bout du rouleau". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  11. "Quitter les monts d'automne". www.noosfere.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  12. "Quitter les monts d'automne par Émilie Querbalec". C'est plus que de la SF (in French). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  13. PINSON, Jean-Marc (2024-03-13). "Littérature. Emilie Querbalec sur la route de Recouvrance". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  14. Roussel, Frédérique. "«Les Sentiers de Recouvrance» d'Emilie Querbalec, l'île du salut". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  15. Dupont-Besnard, Marcus (2024-01-24). "4 nouveaux romans de SF à lire cet hiver 2024". Numerama (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-18.