Alexandre Jardin

Alexandre Jardin
Born	14 April 1965 (1965-04-14) (age 60)
Language	French
Notable works	Le Zèbre
Notable awards	Prix Femina

Alexandre Jardin (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʒaʁdɛ̃]; born 14 April 1965) is a French writer, film director and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.^[1]

Alexandre Jardin was born on 14 April 1965 in Paris, in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine ( Hauts-de-Seine ) in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He has two brothers, one of whom is the film director, screenwriter and actor Frédéric Jardin, and a half-sister. He has five children from two marriages. Like his father, the writer and screenwriter Pascal Jardin ( 1934 - 1980 ), Alexandre received a degree in political science [1].

While studying at the university , he wrote his first novel, Headlong ( Bille en tête ), for which he received the French literary prize for Best Debut Novel ( Prix du Premier Roman) in 1986 [2].

In 1988 he published the novel "Zebra" ( Le Zèbre ), for which he received the French literary prize " Prix Femina ". In 1992, the film "Zebra" was made based on this novel.

In 1993 , based on his novel Fanfan, he made the film Fanfan , which received high praise and won the love of viewers in many countries around the world.

In 1997 he wrote an autobiographical novel about the need for paternal recognition, “ Le Zubial ” ( Zubial was his father ’s nickname ).

In 2004, he published three versions of the novel " Les Coloriés ": one intended for adults, the other two for children.

• 1989 : Headlong / Bille en tête — co-written with Carlo Cotti
• 1991 : Gawin / Gawin - screenplay co-author with Arnaud Sélignac
• 1991 : The Keys to Paradise / Les clés du paradis  — co-author of the script with Philippe de Broca , actor (role of a young writer visiting Olga) 
• 1992 : Le Zèbre - Writer (novel)
• 1993 : Fanfan - Director, Writer
• 1996 : Oui - Director, Writer & Actor
• 2000 : The Professor / Le prof — screenwriter, director
• 2013 : The Real Life of a Teacher / La vraie vie des profs — co-written with Emmanuel Klotz and Albert Pereira - Lazaro 

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