Myriam Harry

Myriam Harry was the pen name of Maria Rosette Shapira (April 1869 (some sources say 1875) – March 10, 1958), a French journalist and writer.[1][2]

The daughter of Moses Wilhelm and Anna Magdalena Rosette Shapira (née Jöckel),[1] she was born in Jerusalem. Her father, originally from the Ukraine in Czarist Russia and a convert from Judaism to Christianity, committed suicide and the family moved to Berlin. She later moved to Paris.[3] She became secretary to Jules Lemaître.[4] Shapira worked for La Fronde and also wrote several journals in Paris. In 1902, she published her first novel Petites Épouses. Her 1903 work La Conquête de Jérusalem received the first Prix Femina; she was excluded from consideration for the Prix Goncourt because she was a woman.[3]

In 1904, Shapira married Emile Perrault.[3]

She also wrote accounts of her travels in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.[4]

She died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.[1]

Selected works[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harry, Myriam (1869–1958)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Le Guennec, François (2013). Le Livre des femmes de lettres oubliées. pp. 103–105. ISBN 2342004672.(French)
  3. 1 2 3 Rogers, Juliette M (2007). Career Stories: Belle Epoque Novels of Professional Development. Penn State Press. p. 220. ISBN 0271032685.
  4. 1 2 3 "Myriam Harry". Jewish Virtual Library.
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