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Location: Reunion
Gaëlle Bélem
Gaëlle Bélem is from Réunion. She is the author of two novels in French – Un monstre est là, derrière la porte (2020) and Le fruit le plus rare (2023) – both published by Gallimard.
She teaches Latin, History and Geography to secondary school students and works as an associate judge in a juvenile court.
Un monstre est là, derrière la porte was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman Métis (2020) and the Prix André Dubreuil du Premier Roman (2020).