Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (1953) Winner
Zoé Oldenbourg
ゾエ・オルデンブール
Zoé Oldenbourg
Aliases:
Зоя Сергеевна Ольденбург / Zoya Sergeyevna Oldenburg
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1916-03-31 （Petrograd）
- Died
- 2002-11-08 age 86
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French, Russian
- Residence History
- Petrograd, Russia (1916) → Paris, France (1925-2002)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Historian
- Active Years
- 1946-2002
- Influenced By
- Sergei Oldenburg (father)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Molière | — | General | Baccalauréat | -1934 | France |
| Sorbonne | — | — | — | — | France |
| Académie Ranson | — | Painting | — | — | France |
| University in England | — | Theology | — | 1938 | England |
Lycée Molière
General
Degree:
Baccalauréat
Period:
-1934
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
France
Baccalauréat diploma
Sorbonne
Country:
France
Studied literature
Académie Ranson
Painting
Country:
France
Studied painting
University in England
Theology
Period:
1938
Country:
England
Studied theology for one year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Prix Femina | La Pierre angulaire | — | Prix Femina jury | 受賞 |
Prix Femina
1953
Work:
La Pierre angulaire
Organization:
Prix Femina jury
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Argile et cendres
1946 Historical novelA novel set in the Middle Ages, panoramic view of the twelfth century.
Middle Ages
Translations
- The World is Not Enough
La Pierre angulaire
1953 Historical novelPanoramic view of the twelfth century. Prix Femina winner.
Middle AgesCrusades
Translations
- The Corner-stone
Le Bûcher de Montségur
1959 Non-fictionHistory of the Albigensian Crusade and Cathars.
CatharsCrusades
Translations
- Massacre at Montségur
Bibliography
- Argile et cendres (1946)
- La Pierre angulaire (1953)
- Réveillés de la vie (1956)
- Les Irréductibles (1958)
- Les Brûlés (1960)
- Les Cités charnelles (1961)
- Catherine de Russie (1966)
- La Joie des pauvres (1970)
- La Joie-souffrance (1980)
- Le Procès du rêve (1982)
- Les Amours égarées (1987)
- Déguisements (1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- High scholarship combined with deep feeling for the Middle AgesBlend of historical fact and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- CrusadesCatharsMedieval French history
Legacy
Russian-born French historian and novelist specializing in medieval French history, particularly the Crusades and Cathars.
Trivia
- Experienced privations during the Russian revolutionary period and emigrated to France at age 9.
- Father was historian Sergei Oldenburg, grandfather permanent secretary of Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Supported herself by hand-painting scarves during World War II.