Geneviève Fauconnier
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Geneviève Fauconnier was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente
département, (France). She was one of the most sensitive members of the so called Groupe de Barbezieux
. She won the Prix Femina
in 1933 with her novel Claude.
Her brother, Henri Fauconnier
(Prix Goncourt
in 1930) and Jacques Chardonne
(Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
in 1932) were some of the most famous writers of this group.
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
département, (France). She was one of the most sensitive members of the so called Groupe de Barbezieux
Groupe de Barbezieux
The Groupe de Barbezieux joined the writers of three Charentais families, Fauconnier, Boutelleau and Delamain, who were childhood friends in the town of Barbezieux, in the Charente département, France...
. She won the Prix Femina
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
in 1933 with her novel Claude.
Her brother, Henri Fauconnier
Henri Fauconnier
Henri Fauconnier was a French writer, known mainly for his novel, Malaysia, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1930. He was part of the Groupe de Barbezieux.-Family:...
(Prix Goncourt
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year"...
in 1930) and Jacques Chardonne
Jacques Chardonne
Jacques Chardonne is the pseudonym of French writer Jacques Boutelleau...
(Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Le Grand Prix du Roman is a French literary award, created in 1918, and given each year by the Académie française. Along with the Prix Goncourt, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious literary awards in France...
in 1932) were some of the most famous writers of this group.
Complete work
- Les trois petits enfants bleus, 1927
- Micheline à bord du Nibong,1932 (written in 1910)
- Claude, 1933 (Prix FeminaPrix FeminaThe Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse . The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women...
) - Les étangs de la Double, 1935
- Pastorale, 1942
- Christine et les Micocouliers, 1948
- Les enfances du Christ, 1956
- Évocations, 1960