Béatrix Beck
Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin. She was born in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences, including her mother's suicide, the war, and her poverty.
Also recorded as Beatrix Beck
Béatrix Beck
- Name
- Béatrix Beck
- Born
- 14 July 1914
- Birthplace
- Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
- Died
- 30 November 2008
- Place of death
- Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France
- Occupation
- writer
- Full name
- Béatrix Eugénie Henriette Marie Beck.
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- poetry · creative and professional writing · opinion journalism · translation
- Known for
- The Passionate Heart
- Honours
- Prix Goncourt · Prince Pierre Award · Fénéon Prize for literature · Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française · Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL · Prix du Livre Inter
- Languages
- French
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Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008.
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is poetry, creative and professional writing and opinion journalism. Employment is recorded with Laval University, University of California, Berkeley and Laurentian University. Works named in the authority record are The Passionate Heart. Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Fénéon Prize for literature and Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française.
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• Name — Béatrix Beck • Born — 14 July 1914 • Birthplace — Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland • Died — 30 November 2008 • Place of death — Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France • Occupation — writer
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Béatrix Beck is recorded as having received Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award and Fénéon Prize for literature.
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Life and career
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1914
Béatrix Beck born at Villars-sur-Ollon.
2008
Béatrix Beck died at Saint-Clair-sur-Epte.
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Villars-sur-Ollon.
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Saint-Clair-sur-Epte.
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scholarly publication
- Confesseur et pécheresse: conversion et subversion dans Léon Morin, prêtre de Béatrix Beck, Women in French Studies, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
- Numéro Spécial de Brèves sur Béatrix Beck ed. by Jean-François Kosta-Théfaine (review), Women in French Studies, 2004
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2004
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q297759: Béatrix Beck
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- “Béatrix Beck”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1948 Barny
- 1950 Une mort irrégulière
- 1952 The Passionate Heart - Prix Goncourt, the French title is Léon Morin, prêtre
- 1954 Des accommodements avec le ciel
- 1963 Le muet
- 1967 Cou coupé court toujours
- 1977 L'épouvante l'émerveillement
- 1978 Noli
- 1979 La décharge - Prix du Livre Inter
- 1980 Devancer la nuit
- 1981 Josée dite Nancy
- 1983 Don Juan des forêts
- 1984 L'enfant-chat - Prix litteraire de Trente millions d'amis
- 1986 La prunelle des yeux
- 1988 Stella Corfou
- 1989 Une
- 1990 Grâce
- 1991 Recensement
- 1993 Une Lilliputienne
- 1994 Vulgaires vies
- 1994 Moi ou autres (nouvelles)
- 1996 Prénoms (nouvelles)
- 1997 Plus loin, mais où
- 1998 Confidences de gargouille
- 2000 La petite Italie (nouvelles)
- 2001 Guidée par le songe (nouvelles)
- Contes à l'enfant né coiffé
- La mer intérieure
- La grenouille d'encrier
- Mots couverts (poèmes)
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scholarly publication
Confesseur et pécheresse: conversion et subversion dans Léon Morin, prêtre de Béatrix Beck, Women in French Studies, 2001Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Numéro Spécial de Brèves sur Béatrix Beck ed. by Jean-François Kosta-Théfaine (review), Women in French Studies, 2004Crossref registry
Institutional witnessreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q297759: Béatrix BeckWikimedia Foundation
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Béatrix Beck was recorded at birth as Béatrix Eugénie Henriette Marie Beck. The authorities additionally record the heading Beatrix Beck. Her recorded language was French. She was the child of Christian Beck. Beck worked in poetry, creative and professional writing, opinion journalism and translation. She was employed by Laval University, University of California, Berkeley, Laurentian University and André Gide. Beck received Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Fénéon Prize for literature, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL and Prix du Livre Inter.
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