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Alexandra Lapierre

Born

Paris, France

Website

http://www.alexandralapierre.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, History, Historical Fiction

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Alexandra Lapierre has won international acclaim for her writing. Her works have been widely translated and she has received numerous awards, including the Honorary Award of the Association of American University Women. She earned an MFA degree in 1981 from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

The daughter of the writer Dominique Lapierre, she was brought up surrounded by books. At the Sorbonne in Paris, she learned how to research. And, she said, her studies at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California taught her how to tell a story, "something we have forgotten a bit in French literature today."

She was voted Woman of Culture by the city of Rome, Italy, and has been nominated Cheval ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 11,419 ratings · 956 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Artemisia by Alexandra Lapierre, Liz Heron (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 5,703 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belle Greene 4.20 avg rating — 1,888 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Love and Honor by Alexandra Lapierre, Jane Lizop (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 933 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman of a Thousand Names 3.91 avg rating — 562 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Travelers: A Century of Trailblazing Adventures 1850-1950 by Alexandra Lapierre, Christel Mouchard (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fanny Stevenson: A Romance of Destiny by Alexandra Lapierre, Carol Cosman (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1993 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Je te vois reine des quatre parties du monde 3.80 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'excessive 3.61 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le voleur d'éternité : La vie aventureuse de William Petty, érudit, esthète et brigand 3.76 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'indomabile e misteriosissima Miles Franklin by Alexandra Lapierre, Alberto Bracci Testasecca 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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― Alexandra Lapierre, Belle Greene

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“- Dün akşam yemekte, kocam bana Türk korsanlarından söz etti, savaş ortamından yararlanıp İspanyol gemilerini tutsak alıyorlarmış.
- Korkmadığımı mı sanıyorsun?”
― Alexandra Lapierre, Artemisia

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“Görmezden gelinecek suç yoktur!”
― Alexandra Lapierre, Artemisia

tags: novel, roman

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