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Louise Bellocq

ルイーズ・ベロック

Ruīzu Berokku

Aliases: Marie-Louise Boudât

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1919-01-20 (Charleville-Mézières)
Died
1999-08-25 age 80
Nationality
France
Languages
French
Residence History
Pau

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, children's book author, boarding house proprietor
Active Years
1939-1968

Awards

Prix Fémina
1960
Work: La Porte retombée
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Porte retombée

1960 novel

La Ferme de l'Ermitage

1955 novel

A novel, first version written for a contest.

Mesdames Minnigan

1963 novel

Conte de mes bêtes sous la Lune

1964 children's book

Conte de mes bêtes à l'aventure

1968 children's book

Le Passager de la Belle aventure

1952 novel

Bibliography

  • Le Passager de la Belle aventure (1952)
  • La Ferme de l'Ermitage (1955)
  • La Porte retombée (1960)
  • Mesdames Minnigan (1963)
  • Conte de mes bêtes sous la Lune (1964)
  • Conte de mes bêtes à l'aventure (1968)

Legacy

20th-century French woman of letters who was awarded the Prix Fémina in 1960, sparking controversy.

Trivia

  • Born into a family of Béarn origin.
  • Published three volumes of verse under her real name before World War II.