Monique Philippart

Monique Philippart née Schmitt (born 1955) is a Luxembourg children's writer who writes in German. In 2010, for her novel Gartenzwerge küsst man nicht (You Don't Kiss Garden Gnomes), she won the Lëtzebuerger Buchpräis (Luxembourg Book Prize) for children and youth literature.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Esch-sur-Alzette on 15 June 1955, Monique Schmitt matriculated from the Lycée des Jeunes Filles in 1973. For the next three years she looked after children who had hearing impairments before travelling to Brazil where she worked in an SOS children's village in São Paulo (1977–80). After returning to Luxembourg, she took a correspondence course in theology from the University of Würzburg (1984–86). She then taught religion and German in various local primary schools until 2000.[1]

Monique Philippart's literary career is devoted to works for children, often addressing depressions, family conflicts, sickness and drug problems. She received her first award in 1977 for the theatrical sketches she had written for a children's contest organized by Luxembourg's Sparkasse savings bank. In 2001, the jury of the Prix Servais awarded her a mention spéeciale for her novel Laura. In 2010, she won the Lëtzebuerger Buchpräis for children's works.[1]

Personal life

Together with her husband Yves Philippart, she has brought up 11 children, some her own, the others adopted.[3]

References
  1. Conter, Calude D. "Monique Philippart" (in French). Centre national de littérature. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. "Buchpreise verliehen" (in German). Luxemburger Wort. March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. "Bio: Monique Philippart" (in German). Philippart. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


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