Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"I was drawn to French authors of the twentieth century who wrote about family. They wrote about family secrets, and family dynamics. Those stories made me want to write. Since family is an inexhaustible subject, I'm still writing about it."
Françoise Bourdin is a storyteller of marvelous family dramas, beloved in her native France. In this video filmed at her home in Normandy, Bourdin speaks about her natural curiosity, and about how listening and watching people inspires her writing. She also describes how listening to the music of her opera-singer parents created a rich and imaginative childhood, and still provides a spark in her creative life.
Get to know Françoise Bourdin and her novels, which evoke a warmth that will immediately draw you in. Bourdin's own heartfelt and sincere manner in this video is the perfect prelude to her fiction.
Learn more at openroadmedia.com/francoise-bourdin
"I was drawn to French authors of the twentieth century who wrote about family. They wrote about family secrets, and family dynamics. Those stories made me want to write. Since family is an inexhaustible subject, I'm still writing about it."
Françoise Bourdin is a storyteller of marvelous family dramas, beloved in her native France. In this video filmed at her home in Normandy, Bourdin speaks about her natural curiosity, and about how listening and watching people inspires her writing. She also describes how listening to the music of her opera-singer parents created a rich and imaginative childhood, and still provides a spark in her creative life.
Get to know Françoise Bourdin and her novels, which evoke a warmth that will immediately draw you in. Bourdin's own heartfelt and sincere manner in this video is the perfect prelude to her fiction.
Learn more at openroadmedia.com/francoise-bourdin
