Yvonne Chauffin (26 March 1905,

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– 6 December 1995,

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) was a 20th-century French writer. A

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, she wrote as a critic for ''

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''. She received the

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in 1970.

Work

*1952: ''Marqués sur l'épaule'', Amiot Dumont *1952–1955: ''Les Rambourt'', novel,

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: I. Que votre volonté soit faite, 1952 ; II. Le combat de Jacob, 1953 ; III. La porte des Hébreux, 1954 ; IV. Le voyage de Tobie, 1955. ( Grand prix catholique de littérature in 1956) *1958: ''La Brûlure'', novel, Le livre contemporain *1960: ''La Marion du Faoüet'', novel *1961: ''Saint-Jérôme'', France Empire *1961: ''Risquer sa chance sur Dieu'', essay,

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*1961: ''Le Carrelage'' *1967: ''Le Séminariste'' *1970: ''La Cellule'', novel, Plon,

1970 *1976: ''Les Amours difficiles'', novel *1976: ''L'Église est liberté : le cardinal Koenig'', essay *1976: ''Le Tribunal du merveilleux'', (with )

Bibliography

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Sources

* ''Les Noms qui ont fait l'histoire de Bretagne'',

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and , 1997, notice by Marie-Madeleine Martinie.

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''Yvonne Chauffin racontée par ses petits-enfants''
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Yvonne Chauffin
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''Yvonne Chauffin, grande femme littéraire''
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