René de Ceccatty

René de Ceccatty (born 1 January 1952 in Tunis) is a French writer, translator and editor. He has written about 30 novels and biographies and translated works from Italian and Japanese. His 1994 work, ''Violette Leduc, éloge de la bâtarde'' provided a basis for Martin Provost's 2013 film ''Violette'', for which de Ceccatty co-wrote the screen-play. Provided by Wikipedia