Sophie Gay
Sophie Gay (* July 1, 1776 as Marie Françoise Sophie Nichault de Lavalette in Paris ; † March 5, 1852 there ; with Jean Vatout common pseudonym Baron Pergami ) was a French writer.
Life
Sophie Gay was married to Gaspard Liottier for the first time, and to Jean Sigismond Gay for the second time. There were three children in each marriage. She lived in Aachen and Paris for ten years. In both cities she made her salon the center of social and intellectual life. She later lived in Paris. Delphine Gay , her eldest daughter from her second marriage, became a well-known poet.
Works
Her first three novels Laure d'Estell (1802), Léonie de Montbreuse (1803) and Anatole (1815) are characterized by witty, refined observation, deep and tender feeling and an elegant, lively style. Her later novels Les malheurs d'un amant heureux (1818) (in the manner of Gil Blas ), Le moqueur amoureux (1830), Un mariage sous l'Empire and others are weaker. She also wrote several plays ( Le marquis de Pomenars ) which had some success. She also wrote a great number of poems, romances and treatises.
Web links
- Literature by and about Sophie Gay in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gay, Sophie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nichault de Lavalette, Marie Françoise Sophie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1852 |
| Place of death | Paris |
