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, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of

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who encouraged her to write about her experiences, including her mother's suicide, the war, and her poverty. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008.

Bibliography

*1948 ''Barny'' *1950 ''Une mort irrégulière'' *1952 ''

The Passionate Heart ''The Passionate Heart'' () is a 1952 in literature, 1952 novel by Béatrix Beck, which won the Prix Goncourt. It was published in the UK as ''The Priest'' (1953) and in the US as ''The Passionate Heart'' (1953). A movie version was made in 1961 ...

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Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

, the French title is ''Léon Morin, prêtre'' *1954 ''Des accommodements avec le ciel'' *1963 ''Le muet'' *1967 ''Cou coupé court toujours'' *1977 ''L'épouvante l'émerveillement'' *1978 ''Noli'' *1979 ''La décharge'' -

Prix du Livre Inter The Prix du Livre Inter is a prize for best French novel of the year. It is awarded by the radio channel France Inter France Inter () is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is the successor to Paris Inter, later known as ...

*1980 ''Devancer la nuit'' *1981 ''Josée dite Nancy'' *1983 ''Don Juan des forêts'' *1984 ''L'enfant-chat'' -

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*1986 ''La prunelle des yeux'' *1988 ''Stella Corfou'' *1989 ''Une'' *1990 ''Grâce'' *1991 ''Recensement'' *1993 ''Une Lilliputienne'' *1994 ''Vulgaires vies'' *1994 ''Moi ou autres'' (nouvelles) *1996 ''Prénoms'' (nouvelles) *1997 ''Plus loin, mais où'' *1998 ''Confidences de gargouille'' *2000 ''La petite Italie'' (nouvelles) *2001 ''Guidée par le songe (nouvelles) *''Contes à l'enfant né coiffé'' *''La mer intérieure'' *''La grenouille d'encrier'' *''Mots couverts'' (poèmes)

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1914 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Belgian poets 20th-century Belgian novelists 20th-century French women writers 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French short story writers Belgian women poets Belgian women short story writers Belgian short story writers Belgian poets in French Belgian women novelists People from Aigle District Prix Goncourt winners Prix Fénéon winners Prix du Livre Inter winners Academic staff of Université Laval {{Belgium-writer-stub