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Encyclopedia > Flavia Bujor

Flavia Bujor (born 8 August 1988) is a French novelist of Romanian origin. Her first book, the children's story The Prophecy of the Stones (original title: "La Prophétie des pierres", also published in the UK as "The Prophecy of the Gems"), written at the age of 13 in the course of 6 months, became a success in France and was translated into 30 other languages. She is currently working on her second novel in France. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Jane Frank: illustration from Thomas Yoseloffs The Further Adventures of Till Eulenspiegel (1957). ... The Prophecy of The Stones is a childrens novel written by the French author Flavia Bujor. ...


With her parents (her father is a sculptor, her mother a psychologist working with young adults and teenagers) she lives in Paris. Her family moved to France when she was 2 years old. A sculpture is a three-dimensional object, which for the purposes of this article is man-made and selected for special recognition as art. ... A psychologist is a scientist and/or clinician who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior and cognition. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...


Bibliography

  • (2002) La prophétie des pierres (in French). Paris: Carrière. ISBN 2-84337-193-7. 
    • (2004) The Prophecy of the Stones, trans. Linda Coverdale, New York: Miramax Books. ISBN 0-7868-1835-2. 


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FLAVIA BUJOR (179 words)
At the age of 12, Romanian-born Flavia Bujor, who is soft-spoken, tall and slender, decided to write a novel.
Bujor wrote the book to see if she could.
Flavia attends one of the most elite schools in Paris and speaks perfect English.
Books | Authors of the month: Christopher Paolini and Flavia Bujor (800 words)
Flavia Bujor was 13 when she wrote The Prophecy of the Gems, the tale of three girls who set out to unravel the mystery of their birth.
In contrast to Paolini, Bujor goes to one of Paris's most elite schools, and her command of English proves it.
Bujor moved to France from Romania when she was two but doesn't remember anything about the move.
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