Daughter of writer and TV personality
Arthur Conte, she was a literary journalist and critic. She wrote novels and biographies "Camille et Paul" on the two famous Claudel siblings. Member of the Renaudot prize jury, she was elected to the 33rd seat of the Académie française in April 2013. She was officially received on October 23 2014 and thus became the 8th female member in the history of that Académie.