Claire Gallois, writer and juror of the Femina Prize for forty years, died at the age of 87, the organization of this literary distinction said on Wednesday, November 20. “His opinions, his convictions, his literary passions will be greatly missed by the jury,” explains the Femina Prize, which wishes “to express its great sadness” in a press release.
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A blessing will be given in his memory on November 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris, this literary institution further specifies.
Novelist and columnist for several media
Claire Gallois, Parisian novelist and essayist, notably wrote To my only desire (1965), A girl sewn with white thread (1970), The troubled man (1989) or even Dangerous hours (1992), which was a bestseller.
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More recently, she wrote Me President, collection of his impertinent and enlightening columns on current affairs for The Point. In addition to being a writer, Claire Gallois was also a columnist for several media including Paris Match, Le Figaro et The Point.
The Femina novel prize was awarded this year to the Franco-Venezuelan writer Miguel Bonnefoy for The Jaguar’s Dream.
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