Germaine Beaumont
Illustration — Germaine Beaumont Germaine Beaumont (1890–1983) was a French journalist and writer. Her real name was Germaine Battendier. She was born in the Petit-Couronne and died in Montfort-l'Amaury at the age of 92.
Germaine Beaumont

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- Full name
- Germaine Odette Battendier.
- Born
- 1890. · Petit-Couronne.
- Died
- 1983. · Montfort-l'Amaury.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- journalist, poet, writer and translator.
- Fields
- journalism and literature.
- Honours
- Prix Renaudot, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Prix Renée Vivien and Georges-Dupau award.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Germaine Beaumont Germaine Beaumont (1890–1983) was a French journalist and writer. Her real name was Germaine Battendier. She was born in the Petit-Couronne and died in Montfort-l'Amaury at the age of 92.
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The author of more than a dozen books, she is best known for her 1930 book Piège which won the prix Renaudot.
Germaine Beaumont is recorded as having received Prix Renaudot, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL and Prix Renée Vivien. Recorded at birth as Germaine Odette Battendier. Recognition and collections. Beaumont received Prix Renaudot, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Prix Renée Vivien and Georges-Dupau award.
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1890
Germaine Beaumont born at Petit-Couronne.
1983
Germaine Beaumont died at Montfort-l'Amaury.
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Petit-Couronne.
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- 1.« Le Monde » et les femmes, du droit de vote à #metoo. Le Monde.fr. 2024-03-08. 2024-03-11.
- 2.Journal officiel de la République française. 26 mars 1949.
- 3.Dictionnaire des littératures policières, volume 1
- 4., Gallimard, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
- 5., Gallimard, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
- 6., Gallimard, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
- 7.Journal d'un écrivain, AbeBooks.fr, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
- 8., Le Livre de poche, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
- 9., Le Livre de poche, (Consulté le 13 mai 2020)
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Denise Bourdet, Germaine Beaumont, in Visages d'aujourd'hui, Paris, Plon, 1960.
- Lettres de Colette à Annie de Pène et Germaine Beaumont, édition établie par Francine Dugast-Portes, Paris, Flammarion, 1996.
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