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Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin.
She was born at 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: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1914-07-30
Deathday2008-11-30 (94 years old)
Birth NameBéatrix Eugénie Henriette Marie Beck
Birth PlaceVillars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland
FatherChristian Beck
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsBéatrice Beck
AwardsPrix Alice-Louis Barthou, Prix du Livre Inter, Grand prix national des Lettres, Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Prince Pierre Award, Fénéon Prize, Prix Goncourt
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