Nationality French Spouse Joachim Gasquet Role Writer | Name Marie Gasquet Occupation Novelist Parents Marius Girard | |
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Born 1872 Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Relatives Frederic Mistral (godfather) Died 1960, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France | ||
Marie Gasquet
Marie Gasquet (1872–1960) was a French regionist writer from Provence.
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Early life
Marie Gasquet was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in 1872. Her father, Marius Girard, was a Provençal poet. Her godfather was Frédéric Mistral.
Career
She moved to Paris where she worked for Flammarion and became a successful novelist. She was hailed as queen of the Felibrige in 1892.
Personal life
She was married to Joachim Gasquet, a friend of Paul Cézanne's.
She died in 1960.
References
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