Anne Pingeot (born 13 May 1943 in

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and the Musée d'Orsay. She was the mistress of François Mitterrand, the former

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. Together they had a daughter,

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Bibliography

*2005: *2008: ''La sculpture au XIXe : mélanges pour Anne Pingeot'', collectif coordonné par Catherine Chevillot et Laure de Margerie, Éditions Nicolas Chaudun, *2012:

, ''Bon petit soldat'', Paris, Julliard, *2014: * François Mitterrand, ** ''Journal pour Anne : 1964–1970'',

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, coll. "Blanche", 2016, 496 p. ** ''Lettres à Anne : 1962–1995'', Gallimard, coll. "Blanche", 2016, 1280 p. 1943 births Living people Writers from Clermont-Ferrand French non-fiction writers French women writers {{France-historian-stub