Jean-Philippe Blondel


Jean-Philippe Blondel is a French novelist and high school English teacher. He was born in Troyes, about 200 km southwest of Paris, France.

Biography

Blondel has taught at Lycée Edouard Herriot, a high school located in Sainte-Savine near his hometown of Troyes, since the 1990s. Blondel is not only a French author of young-adult and realistic fiction novels but also an English teacher. His most popular work, The 6:41 to Paris, has reached worldwide popularity and has been translated into ten languages. This widespread interest in his novels has led to opportunities for Blondel to travel abroad.

Works in English

2005: Marie-Claire-Blais Quebec-France Literary Prize for Accès Direct à la Plage
2007: Biblioblog Award for Passage du Gué
2008: Charles-Exbrayat Award for This is not a Love Song
2011: Amerigo Vespucci Youth Prize for Qui Vive?
2011: Feminine Virgin-Version Award for G-229
2013: Middle and High School Students of Charante Award for Brise Glace
2016: You Love to Read Award from Middle and High School Students of Mayenne for La Coloc