Claude Silve
French writer
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| Intro | French writer | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 11 August 1887, Léran, canton of Mirepoix, arrondissement of Pamiers, Ariège | |
| Death | 27 July 1978Neuilly-sur-Seine, canton of Neuilly-sur-Seine, arrondissement of Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine (aged 91 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Claude Silve, née Philomène de Lévis-Mirepoix (11 August 1887 – 27 July 1978) was a French writer, recipient of the Prix Femina in 1935 for her novel Bénédiction.
Née Philomène de Lévis-Mirepoix, she was the sister of writer and historian Antoine de Lévis-Mirepoix. She became countess Jules de La Forest Divonne. Her pen name was Claude Silve.
She received the Prix Maillé-Latour-Landry of the Académie Française in 1912 for her first book La Cité des lampes. and the Prix Femina in 1935 for Bénédiction.
Works
- 1912: La Cité des lampes
- 1929: La Fièvre bleue
- 1935: Bénédiction, Prix Femina
- 1936: Le Palertin
- 1937: Arpèges
- 1938: Un jardin vers l'Est
- 1941: Lumière cendrée