Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of
Belgian
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* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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origin.
She was born at
Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon.
Description
Geography and skiing network
Villars overlooks the Rhône valley from an altitude of . Th ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, the daughter of the poet
Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of
André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the Symbolism (arts), symbolist movement, to the advent o ...
who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (, literally ''Saint-Clair on Epte'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is situated on the river Epte, 10 km southwest of Gisors.
The treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 9 ...
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
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