Alexandre Jardin (; born 14 April 1965) is a French writer, film director and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Alexandre Jardin was born on 14 April 1965 in Paris, in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine ( Hauts-de-Seine ) in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He has two brothers, one of whom is the film director, screenwriter and actor Frédéric Jardin, and a half-sister. He has five children from two marriages. Like his father, the writer and screenwriter Pascal Jardin ( 1934 - 1980 ), Alexandre received a degree in political science https://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/01/20/alexandre-jardin-drole-de-zebre_1542967/.
While studying at the university , he wrote his first novel, Headlong ( Bille en tête ), for which he received the French literary prize for Best Debut Novel ( Prix du Premier Roman) in 1986àhttps://www.gallimard.fr/catalogue/bille-en-tete/9782070707386.
In 1988 he published the novel "Zebra" ( Le Zèbre ), for which he received the French literary prize " Prix Femina ". In 1992, the film "Zebra" was made based on this novel.
In 1993 , based on his novel Fanfan, he made the film Fanfan , which received high praise and won the love of viewers in many countries around the world.
In 1997 he wrote an autobiographical novel about the need for paternal recognition, â Le Zubial â ( Zubial was his father âÂÂs nickname ).
In 2004, he published three versions of the novel " Les Coloriés ": one intended for adults, the other two for children.