Julie Ruocco

Julie Ruocco is a French writer.

Biography

Ruocco studied international relations^[1] at Sciences Po Aix^[2] before working at the European Parliament for Karima Delli.^[3] In 2016, she published a philosophical work, Et si jouer était un art ? Notre subjectivité esthétique à l'épreuve du jeu vidéo.^[4] In 2021, she published her first novel Furies noting that the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 gave her the time to focus solely on the book.^[5] The novel, set during the Syrian Civil War is about a French archaeologist who smuggles antiquities from Syria to Europe and a Syrian firefighter turned gravedigger. Themes include the bravery of women, the effects of war and the plight of the Kurds. Furies was awarded the Prix Envoyé par La Poste^[6] and was nominated for the Prix littéraire du Monde [fr].^[7]

Books

• Et si jouer était un art ? Notre subjectivité esthétique à l'épreuve du jeu vidéo, Editions L'Harmattan, 2016, ISBN 978-2343102290
• Furies, Actes Sud, 2021, ISBN 978-2-330-15385-4

References

1. Devevey, Bertrand (16 October 2021). ""Furies" de Julie Ruocco : deux destins unis contre le crépuscule des libertés en Syrie, une fiction belle et forte". atlantico (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. "Et si jouer était un art ?". Savoirs ENS (in French). École normale supérieure. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
3. "Assistants". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Une heure avec... Julie Ruocco". Institut du monde arabe. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. Conradsson, Pauline (28 April 2021). "Confinement : "Sans cette crise, j'aurais eu peur de terminer mon premier roman"". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. de Tilly, Marine (15 September 2021). "Au cœur de la Syrie furieuse". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
7. "Prix littéraire "Le Monde" 2021 : la sélection". Le Monde (in French). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.