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Christine de Rivoyre

French journalist and writer (1921–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Christine Berthe Claude Denis de Rivoyre (29 November 1921 – 3 January 2019)[1] was a French journalist and writer.[2]

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The daughter of Francois Denis de Rivoyre and Madeleine Ballande, she was born in Tarbes.[2] She was educated in Catholic schools and then received a degree in literature from the Sorbonne.[3] She continued her studies at the Syracuse University.[2] De Rivoyre wrote articles for Le Monde and then became literary editor for Marie Claire.[3]

Her first novel L'Alouette au miroir, published in 1955, received the Prix des Quatre Jurys. Several of her novels have been made into films:

  • La Mandarine (1957); 1971 film
  • Les Sultans (1964); 1968 film
  • Le Petit matin (1968); 1971 film - novel received the Prix Interallié[3][4]

De Rivoyre received the Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco in 1979 and the Grand Prix de Littérature Paul Morand in 1984 from the Académie française for her work.[5]

She was named an Officier in the French Legion of Honour.[6]

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