Louise Cruppi
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Louise Cruppi, née Crémieux (1862–1925), was a French writer, musician and activist.
Biography
Louise Cruppi was raised from the age of 10 years old by her grandfather,
L’heure espagnole, to her.[1] Her daughter, Amélie Cruppi, married sculptor Paul Landowski in 1913. Landowski writes with great affection about his mother-in-law in his journal (http://journal.paul-landowski.com/
).
Literary career and social activism
Cruppi's first novel appeared in 1905. Avant l’heure (Ollendorff) is based on the early career of the composer
Théâtre Antoine. She published an essay on Swedish women writers in 1912, entitled Les Femmes écrivains aujourd’hui 1. Her second novel, La Famille Sanarens, was published by Grasset in 1921. Cruppi was a member of the jury of the prix Femina
from the early 1920s until her death in 1925.
In addition to her literary and musical activities, Cruppi embraced many social causes. She founded public lending libraries in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Paris, was a member of the executive committee of the
Conseil national des femmes françaises or National Council of French Women.[1] Louise Cruppi was a long-time correspondent of Romain Rolland. Between them they exchanged over 1000 letters between 1905 and her death in 1925.[2]
References
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- ^ Rodriguez, Philippe (2010). "" Romain Rolland et Louise Cruppi, une correspondance inspirée "" (PDF). Cahier de Brèves: 29–31. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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