Raymonde Vincent

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Raymonde Vincent (born September 23, 1908 in Luant, † January 5, 1985 in Saint-Chartier ) was a French writer .

Life

Raymonde Vincent was born into a farming family in Berry . Her father was a tenant. Her mother passed away when she was four years old and had to run the household. She did not attend school, but taught herself to read using the catechism and the local newspaper. One brother died as a soldier in World War I. In 1925, Vincent went to Paris at the age of 17. Among other odd jobs, she posed as a model for Christian Caillard, Georges Klein and Alberto Giacometti . During these years she became interested in painting, music, theater and above all literature. In 1926 she met the literary critic Albert Béguin , whom she married in 1929. He introduced her to the literary circles of the Montparnasse district , where she met Louis Aragon , Georges Bernanos and Jean Giraudoux . Béguin made her work as a writer. In 1937 she received the Prix ​​Femina for her first novel Campagne , in which she tells of her tough childhood on the farm . She spent a few years with her husband in Germany and described her experiences with the emerging National Socialism in the book Seigneur retirez-moi d'entre les morts . After separating from Béguin, she moved back to central France in 1941. In 1957 she moved to Saint-Chartier, where she stayed until her death.

Vincent remained a staunch Catholic throughout her life, despite his anti-clerical attitude. Her unusual way of life from the farmer's daughter without school entrance to the celebrated writer and intellectual explains her independent, courageous and committed attitude to social issues.

Works

  • Campagne . Novel. Stock, Paris 1937. (German: Stilles Land . Translated by Gerhard Hess . Kiepenheuer, Berlin 1938; New edition: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Berlin 1954)
  • Blanche . Novel. Stock, Paris 1939.
  • Elisabeth . Novel. Editions de la Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1943. (German: Elisabeth . Translated by Hans Urs von Balthasar . Humanitas Verlag, Zurich 1943)
  • Seigneur retirez-moi d'entre les morts . LUF Egloff, Paris 1945
  • Noces you matin . Novel. Editions de la Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1950
  • Les Terres heureuses . Novel. Julliard, Paris 1977.
  • Les Temps d'apprendre à vivre . Julliard, Paris 1982 (autobiography)

literature

  • Rolland Hénault: Raymonde Vincent - Chrétienne et Libertaire . La Bouinotte, Châteauroux 2006. (biography)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolland Hénault: Raymonde Vincent - Chrétienne et Libertaire. La Bouinotte, Châteauroux 2006.
personal data
SURNAME Vincent, Raymonde
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Béguin, Raymonde
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Luant
DATE OF DEATH 5th January 1985
Place of death Saint-Chartier