Marie-Stéphane Vaugien was torn away from her natal Algeria at age five! She then experienced her first plane trip in the ‘mythical’ Caravelle. And her first feeling of exile too… She landed first in Marseille, and later in Paris, where she still lives today.
Despite prolonged studies (seven years) at the Sorbonne University, which led her to a PhD in Afro-American literature and civilisation, under the watchful eye of her professor, Michel Fabre, she became a cabin crew member for Air France in order to ensure a roof over her head, a profession she practised for thirty years.
A lifelong lover of words, Marie-Stéphane writes short stories, songs and poetry. Today, she offers us the testimony of almost a lifetime with overwhelming sincerity.