Raymonde Vincent

Raymonde Vincent (1908, Luant Indre – 1985, Saint-Chartier (Indre)) was a French woman of letters. She won the Prix Femina in 1937 for her novel Campagne.

Biography

Originally from Berry, Raymonde Vincent was born near Châteauroux in a family of farmers. When her mother died, she held the house of her father, a métayer operating a farm belonging to a castle. Catechism aside, her instruction was neglected. At seventeen she left for Paris where she found a job in commerce. She met Albert Béguin (1901–1957), an academic who became a renowned essayist, critic and translator, whom she married in 1929.

In a few years, Raymonde Vincent caught up the deficiency of her studies and took interest in painting, music and theater. However, it was the nostalgia of her peasant past that inspired her most outstanding work: Campagne for which the Prix Femina was awarded to her in 1937.

Work
  • 1937: Campagne, Prix Femina
  • 1939: Blanche, Éditions Stock
  • 1943: Elisabeth, Éditions Stock.
  • 1945: Seigneur, retirez-moi d'entre les morts, Éditions Egloff.
  • 1950: Les noces du matin, Éditions du Seuil
  • 1962: La couronne des innocents, Éditions du Seuil
  • 1977: Les Terres heureuses Éditions Julliard
  • 1982: Le Temps d'apprendre à vivre, Éditions de La bouinotte
  • 1991: Hélène, series "Voyage immobile" Éditions Christian Pirot (posthumous)
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