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Jocelyne François

ジョスリン・フランソワ

Josurin Furansowa

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1933 （Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France）
Nationality
フランス, French
Languages
French
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Nancy → Saumane-de-Vaucluse → Paris

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1970-2009
Affiliations
Mercure de France
Influenced By
René Char

Awards

Prix Femina
1980
Work: Joue-nous "España"
Organization: Association des Prix Femina
Result: 受賞
Prix Erckmann-Chatrian
2001
Work: Portrait d’homme au crépuscule
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Joue-nous "España"

1980 Lesbian fiction

Based on the author's childhood and adolescence, explores the influence of strict Catholic education on a child's understanding of religion, love, and the world.

lovelesbian identityCatholic upbringing
Translations
  • English: Play Us España

Bibliography

  • Les Bonheurs (1970, republished 1982)
  • Les Amantes (1978)
  • Joue-nous "España" (1980)
  • Histoire de Volubilis (1986)
  • La femme sans tombe (1995)
  • Les Amantes ou tombeau de C. (1998)
  • Portrait d'homme au crépuscule (2001)
  • Signes d'air (1982)
  • Le Cahier vert, 1961-1989 (1990)
  • Journal 1990-2000, une vie d’écrivain (2001)
  • Le Solstice d'hiver: journal 2001-2007 (2009)
  • Le Sel (1992)
  • La Nourriture de Jupiter (1998)

Translations of Works

  • English translation of Joue-nous "España"

Style & Themes

Literary Style
autobiographical novelsexperimental prosepoetic
Recurring Motifs
lesbian lovestruggle in heterosexual societyCatholic influence

Health

  • health problems
    1985年頃
    Led to move to Paris and delayed publication.

Legacy

Testifies to the viability of gay and lesbian literature in the French canon, winner of Prix Femina, contributing to feminist lesbian literature.

Trivia

  • Influenced by partner painter Marie-Claire Pichaud.
  • Mother of three children.