Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of

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origin. She was born at

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, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of

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who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in

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in 2008.

Bibliography

*1948 ''Barny'' *1950 ''Une mort irrégulière'' *1952 '' The Passionate Heart'' -

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

, the French title is ''Léon Morin, prêtre'' *1954 ''Des accommodements avec le ciel'' *1963 ''Le muet'' *1967 ''Cou coupé court toujours'' *1977 ''L'épouvante l'émerveillement'' *1978 ''Noli'' *1979 ''La décharge'' -

Prix du Livre Inter The Prix du Livre Inter is a prize for best French novel of the year. It is awarded by the radio channel France Inter France Inter () is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a " generalist" station, aiming to prov ...

*1980 ''Devancer la nuit'' *1981 ''Josée dite Nancy'' *1983 ''Don Juan des forêts'' *1984 ''L'enfant-chat'' - Prix litteraire de Trente millions d'amis *1986 ''La prunelle des yeux'' *1988 ''Stella Corfou'' *1989 ''Une'' *1990 ''Grâce'' *1991 ''Recensement'' *1993 ''Une Lilliputienne'' *1994 ''Vulgaires vies'' *1994 ''Moi ou autres'' (nouvelles) *1996 ''Prénoms'' (nouvelles) *1997 ''Plus loin, mais où'' *1998 ''Confidences de gargouille'' *2000 ''La petite Italie'' (nouvelles) *2001 ''Guidée par le songe (nouvelles) *''Contes à l'enfant né coiffé'' *''La mer intérieure'' *''La grenouille d'encrier'' *''Mots couverts'' (poèmes)

References

1914 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Belgian poets 20th-century Belgian novelists 20th-century French women writers 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French short story writers Belgian women poets Belgian women short story writers Belgian short story writers Belgian poets in French Belgian women novelists People from Aigle District Prix Goncourt winners Prix Fénéon winners Prix du Livre Inter winners Université Laval faculty {{Belgium-writer-stub