Olivia Elkaim is a well-known novelist, playwright and journalist, best known for Les Graffitis de Chambord (Grasset, 2008, Montalembert award), Je suis Jeanne Hébuterne (Stock, 2017), Le Tailleur de Relizane (Stock, 2020) short-listed for the Fémina award, as well as Fille de Tunis (Stock, 2023).