Marie Gasquet

Marie Gasquet

Marie Gasquet in 1919
Born 1872
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died 1960
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Nationality French
Occupation Novelist
Spouse(s) Joachim Gasquet
Parent(s) Marius Girard
Relatives Frédéric Mistral (godfather)

Marie Gasquet (1872–1960) was a French regionist writer from Provence.

Biography

Early life

Marie Gasquet was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in 1872.[1] Her father, Marius Girard, was a Provençal poet.[1] Her godfather was Frédéric Mistral.[2]

Career

She moved to Paris where she worked for Flammarion and became a successful novelist.[1] She was hailed as queen of the Felibrige in 1892.[1]

Personal life

She was married to Joachim Gasquet, a friend of Paul Cézanne's.[3]

She died in 1960.

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Biography from the Saint-Remy-de-Provence website
  2. William Sharp (Fiona Macleod), A Memoir Compiled by His Wife, ed. Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Duffield & Company, 1910, page 327
  3. Sidney Geist, Interpreting Cézanne, Harvard University Press, 1989, page 27


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