Claire Gallois, writer and juror of the Femina Prize, died at 87

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, 2024.

“His opinions, his convictions, his literary passions will be greatly missed by the jury”exhibits the Femina Prize, which holds “to express his great sadness” in a press release, relayed by theAFP.

Blessing in his memory on November 27

A blessing will be given in his memory on November 27 at 10 a.m. in the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris, this literary institution further specifies.

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.

The Femina novel prize was awarded this year to the Franco-Venezuelan writer Miguel Bonnefoy, for The Jaguar’s Dream.