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Béatrix Beck

Béatrix Beck
Born (1914-07-14)14 July 1914
Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
Died 30 November 2008(2008-11-30) (aged 94)
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France
Nationality France
Belgium
Occupation writer

Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin.

She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008.


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