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Jean Durtal

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Occupation
  
Journalist Novelist

Full Name
  
Marie-Charlotte Sandberg-Charpentier

Born
  
16 February 1905
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Died
  
27 June 1999, Paris, France

Jean Durtal, real name Marie-Charlotte Sandberg-Charpentier (16 February 1905 - 27 June 1999) was a 20th-century French poet, novelist, and woman of letters.

She was also a journalist and directed the journal Les Temps Modernes ans was a member and then president of the Société des gens de lettres.

Literary prizes

Jean Durtal was awarded several literary prizes by the Académie française:

  • 1971: Chants pour Athanaël, Prix François Coppée (poetry prize established in 1907)
  • 1974: Livre blanc, Prix Émile Hinzelin (poetry prize established in 1945)
  • 1979: Les raisins de septembre, Prix Broquette-Gonin (literary prize established in 1910)

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