Françoise Mallet-Joris
| Françoise Mallet-Joris | |
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Françoise Mallet-Joris in 1988
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| Born |
Françoise Lilar 6 July 1930 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 13 August 2016 (aged 86) Bry-sur-Marne, France |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Occupation | Author |
| Organization |
Prix Femina Académie Goncourt |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Amadou Alain Joxe Jacques Delfau |
| Children | Daniel Amadou Pauline Delfau Vincent Alberte |
| Awards | Prix des bibliothécaires Monaco Prize |
| French literature |
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| French literary history |
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Medieval |
| French writers |
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Françoise Lilar (6 July 1930 – 13 August 2016), pen name Françoise Mallet-Joris, was a Belgian author.
She was born in Antwerp, the daughter of the writer Suzanne Lilar and the Belgian Minister of Justice and Minister of State Albert Lilar, and the sister of the 18th century art historian Marie Fredericq-Lilar. Mallet-Joris spent two years in the United States before going to Paris, France, where she attended the Sorbonne. She lived in Paris and Brussels, Belgium.
She has been married to Robert Amadou, Alain Joxe and Jacques Delfau, and has four children, Daniel Amadou, and Vincent, Alberte and Pauline Delfau.
She is a prolific writer who was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 when she was appointed to the Académie Goncourt.
Mallet-Joris began her literary career early with the publication of Le rempart des Béguines in 1951. It was translated as The Illusionist. It is set in a town that resembles Mallet-Joris' native Antwerp and addresses the themes of social class and lesbianism. She followed her first work with a sequel in 1955 named La chambre rouge, in English; The Red Room. In it, she continued her treatment of social class and norms in Belgium.
Mallet-Joris' novels deal with interpersonal relationships and social class in France and Belgium. Often, characters must deal with disappointment as they realize they have unrealistic expectations. She also depicts social climbers and deceitful characters.
In Allegra (1976) Mallet-Joris tackled the themes of racism and feminism in France.
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