Paule du Bouchet (born 19 April 1951) is a French writer, novelist and author of several books for youth. She is currently in charge of the Music Department of Gallimard Jeunesse.
Paule du Bouchet was born on 19 April 1951, daughter of André du Bouchet and , Tina left the poet André and 6-year-old Paule for another poet René Char in 1957.
She is passionate about music and pianist. Before working in book publishing, she studied philosophy and music, then she taught philosophy and gave musical training to children. She has been a journalist of the French magazine ' (Bayard Presse) from 1978 to 1985. Later she turned her career towards publishing and youth literature. She has written many novels, including ' in 2004, in 2007, , , et cetera. She currently has published more than 40 works at ÃÂditions Gallimard and is director of âÂÂâ since 2004, a collection of audiobooks produced by Gallimard. She was also responsible for the series of âÂÂDécouvertes Gallimardâ collection, and was its editor from 1984 to 1996; as well as director of the âÂÂDécouvertes Gallimard TextoâÂÂ, a sub-collection published in âÂÂDécouvertesâ since 1998. Her book , co-written with Marie-Laure Bernadac, from the same collection, was one of the bestsellers in France.
At an interview with Le Monde de l'éducation, Paule shared her thoughts on youth literature: âÂÂWriting for teenagers involves two constraints that on the one hand, a simple expression, a clear writing style, direct without being simplistic; on the other hand, the expression of big questions, profound and existential ones that accompany adolescence and guide us as a lantern in the night âÂÂeven if we are not aware of it laterâ in our whole life.âÂÂ