Béatrix Beck | |
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 Béatrix Beck signing copies of Léon Morin, prêtre, Paris, 1952 | |
| Born | 14 July 1914 Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland |
| Died | 30 November 2008 (aged 94) Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France |
| Nationality | France Belgium |
| Occupation | writer |
Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin.
She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008.[1]
Bibliography
- 1948 Barny
- 1950 Une mort irrégulière
- 1952 The Passionate Heart - Prix Goncourt, 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
- 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
- ↑ "Béatrix Beck, auteure de "Léon Morin, prêtre", est morte". Le Monde (in French). 30 November 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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