Jacqueline Harpman (5 July 1929 – 24 May 2012) was a Belgian writer who wrote in French.
She was born on 5 July 1929, in
Etterbeek, Belgium, and was later well known for her books written in French. Her father being a Dutch-born
Jew, Harpman's family fled to
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
, Morocco when the Nazis invaded during World War Two and they did not return home until the war had ended. After studying French literature, Harpman began training to become a doctor but could not complete her studies as she contracted tuberculosis. She began writing in 1954 and her first work, ''L'Amour et l'acacia'', was published in 1958. In 1980, she qualified as a
psychoanalyst
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: + . is a set of Theory, theories and Therapy, therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a bo ...
. ''I Who Have Never Known Men'' was her first book to be published in English, and was originally published with the title ''The Mistress of Silence''.
She died on 24 May 2012, in Brussels, Belgium, after having been severely ill for a long time. She was 82.
In 2019, an avenue in Brussels was named after her in acknowledgement of her works.
Works
* ''L'Amour et l'acacia'' – 1958
* ''Brève Arcadie'' – 1959 (winner of the
Prix Rossel The Prix Victor-Rossel is a literary award in Belgium that was first awarded in 1938. The award was created by three people associated with the newspaper ''Le Soir'': the owner Marie-Thérèse Rossel, the manager Lucien Fuss and the editor-in-chief, ...
* ''L'Apparition des esprits'' – 1960
* ''Les Bons Sauvages'' – 1966
* ''La Mémoire trouble'' – 1987
* ''La Fille démantelée'' – 1990
* ''La Plage d'Ostende'' – 1991
* ''La Lucarne'' – 1992
* ''Le Bonheur dans le crime'' – 1994
* ''
I Who Have Never Known Men, Moi qui n'ai pas connu les hommes'' – 1995
* ''Orlanda'' – 1996 (winner of the
Prix Médicisbr>
* ''L'Orage rompu'' – 1998
* ''Dieu et moi'' – 1999
* ''Récit de la dernière année'' – 2000
* ''Le véritable amour'' – 2000
* ''La vieille dame et moi'' – 2001
* ''En quarantine'' – 2001
* ''La Dormition des amants
''La Dormition des amants'' is a Belgian novel written by Jacqueline Harpman. It was first published through Éditions Grasset in 2002. It won the Prix triennal du roman of the French Community of Belgium in 2003.
Plot
This is an historical nov ...
'' – 2002
* ''Le Passage des éphémères'' – 2003
* ''En toute impunité'' – 2006
References
1929 births
2012 deaths
Belgian psychologists
Belgian women psychologists
Prix Médicis winners
Belgian women writers
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