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Geneviève Fauconnier

ジネヴィエーヴ・フォコニエ

Jineviēvu Fokonie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1886-01-03 (Barbezieux)
Died
1969-12-11 (Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac) age 83
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Southern Charente, France

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1927-1960
Affiliations
Groupe de Barbezieux

Awards

Prix Femina
1933
Work: Claude
Organization: Prix Femina jury
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Claude

1933 Novel

A tale of an idyllic childhood.

ChildhoodNatureFamily
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Les trois petits enfants bleus
  • Micheline à bord du Nibong
  • Claude
  • Les étangs de la Double
  • Pastorale
  • Christine et les Micocouliers
  • Les enfances du Christ
  • Évocations

Translations of Works

  • English translation of Claude

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Sensitive proseNaturalistic
Recurring Motifs
Rural lifeChildhood memories

Legacy

Known for winning the Prix Femina, member of Groupe de Barbezieux. Brother Henri Fauconnier won Prix Goncourt.

Trivia

  • Brother was Prix Goncourt winner Henri Fauconnier.
  • Lived in southern Charente.