Solange Fasquelle
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| Born | 14 July 1933 (1967) L'Air de Venise |
Solange Fasquelle (14 July 1933 – 15 August 2016) was a French writer. She is the author of more than 20 novels.[1]
Solange Fasquelle was born in Paris, the daughter of Jean,
Cazes Prize in 1961 for Le Congrès d'Aix and the Deux-Magots Prize in 1967 for L'Air de Venise.[2] Among her most famous novels are also Les Amants de Kalyros (1971) and Les Falaises d'Ischia (1977). Her 1974 book Le Trio infernal was made into a film by Francis Girod, starring Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider.[1] Mère, which was to be her last novel, was published in 2004.[3]
She was elected a member of the Femina Prize jury in 1992, following the steps of her mother, who had died the previous year.[4] She remained on the jury until her death.[5]
She had been the wife of Jean-Claude Fasquelle,[2] chairman of the French publishing house Grasset from 1981 to 2000.[6] Their daughter Ariane Fasquelle was also a publisher, working as head of foreign acquisitions for Grasset, and died in April 2016 before her mother.[2]
References
- ^ a b Paulet, Alicia (16 August 2016). "Mort de Solange Fasquelle, romancière et femme de lettres". Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ a b c Payot, Marianne (15 August 2016). "La femme de lettres Solange Fasquelle est morte". L'Express (in French).
- ^ M., Lauren (16 August 2016). "Mort de Solange Fasquelle et Françoise Mallet-Joris : la littérature féministe en deuil" (in French). staragora.com.
- ^ "Deux nouveaux membres au jury du prix Femina". Le Monde (in French). 29 February 1992. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Mort de la romancière Solange Fasquelle". Le Monde (in French). 15 August 2016.
- ^ "La maison Grasset" (in French). grasset.fr. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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