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SYLVIE WEIL

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  • Sep 15, 2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location: La Maison française NYU
  • Latest Activity: Aug 21, 2019
Niece of philosopher Simone Weil and daughter of Simone’s brother, André Weil (co-founder of the Nicholas Bourbaki group, which would dramatically change modern mathematics), Sylvie Weil has taught French literature at several American universities and is the author of numerous novels and collections of stories, including A New York il n’y a pas de tremblements de terre; Le Jardin de Dima; and Les Reines du Luxembourg.Her family memoir, Chez les Weil: André et Simone, a twofold portrait of a pair of extraordinary personalities who played a key role in the history of 20th-century ideas, has been recently published in France.
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