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Leduc, Violette, 1907-1972

LC control no.n 50042579
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LC classificationPQ2623.E3657
Personal name headingLeduc, Violette, 1907-1972
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Birth date1907
Death date1972
Found inHer L'asphyxie, 1946.
Therese and Isabelle, 2014: CIP t.p. (Violette Leduc) data view ("Controversial french writer Violette Leduc's (1907-1972) first novel L'Asphyxie (In the Prison of Her Skin) was published by Albert Camus for Éditions Gallimard and earned high praise from Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet. Leduc's memoir La Bâtarde (1964) was nominated for the Prix Goncourt and quickly became a bestseller. She went on to write eight more books, including La Folie en tête (Mad in Pursuit), the second part of her literary autobiography. Leduc died of cancer at age 65")