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Madeleine Chapsal (1 September 1925 – 11 or 12 March 2024) was a French writer and the daughter of Robert Chapsal, son of the politician
Fernand Chapsal Fernand Chapsal (10 March 1862 – 10 February 1939) was a French lawyer, administrator and politician who was Minister of Commerce in 1926 and in 1937–38, and Minister of Agriculture in 1938. Early years Fernand Chapsal was born on 10 March 1 ...
, and of Marcelle Chaumont, who made dresses for
Madeleine Vionnet Madeleine Vionnet (; June 22, 1876, Loiret, France – March 2, 1975) was a French fashion designer best known for being the "pioneer of the bias cut dress". Vionnet trained in London before returning to France to establish her first fashion hou ...
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Biography

Madeleine Chapsal was born in
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on 1 September 1925. She married the French journalist and politician
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, often referred to as JJSS (13 February 19247 November 2006), was a French journalist and politician. He co-founded in 1953 with Françoise Giroud, and then went on to become president of the Radical Party in 19 ...
in 1947 with whom she participated in the creation of the
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''. She was a member of the
Prix Femina The Prix Femina is a French List of literary awards, literary prize awarded each year by an exclusively female jury. The prize, which was established in 1904, is awarded to French-language works written in prose or Verse (poetry), verse by male ...
jury between 1981 and 2006. Chapsal died in the night of 11 to 12 March 2024, at the age of 98.


Bibliography


Novels

* 1973: ''Un été sans histoire'' * 1974: ''Je m'amuse et je t'aime'' * 1976: ''Grands cris dans la nuit du couple'' * 1979: ''Une femme en exil'' * 1980: ''Un homme infidèle'' * 1986: '' La maison de jade'' * 1987: ''Adieu l'amour'' * 1988: ''Douleur d'août'' and ''Une saison de feuilles'' * 1990: ''Le retour du bonheur'' and ''Si aimée si seule' * 1991: ''On attend les enfants'' and "La chair de la robe" * 1992: ''La femme abandonnée'' and ''Mère et filles'' * 1993: ''Suzanne et la province'' * 1994: ''L'Inventaire'' * 1995: ''Une femme heureuse'' * 1996: ''Le foulard bleu'' and ''Reviens Simone'' * 1997: ''Un été sans toi'', ''Un bouquet de violettes'', ''La maîtresse de mon mari'' and ''Les amoureux'' * 1998: ''Cet homme est marié'', ''La mieux aimée'' and ''Défense d'aimer'' * 1999: ''L'Embellisseur'', ''L'indivision'' and ''Meurtre en Thalasso'' * 2000: ''Dans la tempête'', ''Divine passion'', ''J'ai toujours raison'', ''Jeu de femme'' and ''Nos jours heureux'' * 2001: ''Deux femmes en vue'', ''La Femme sans'', ''La Maison'' and ''Les chiffons du rêve'' * 2002: ''L'amour n'a pas de saison'' and ''Nos enfants si gâtés'' * 2003: '' La Ronde des âges'' * 2005: '' Un oncle à héritage'' and ''Les roses de Bagatelle'' * 2006: ''Le Charme des liaisons'' and ''Affaires de cœur'' * 2007: ''Un amour pour trois'', ''La Femme à l'écharpe'' and ''Il vint m'ouvrir la porte'' * 2008: ''C'est tout un roman'', ''Une balle près de cœur'' and ''Méfiez-vous des jeunes filles'' * 2009: ''Le Bonheur dans le mariage'' * 2010: ''
Madeleine Vionnet Madeleine Vionnet (; June 22, 1876, Loiret, France – March 2, 1975) was a French fashion designer best known for being the "pioneer of the bias cut dress". Vionnet trained in London before returning to France to establish her first fashion hou ...
ma mère et moi: L'éblouissement de la haute couture'' * 2010: ''A qui tu penses quand tu me fais l'amour ?'' * 2011: ''Deux sœurs'' and ''La Mort rôde''


Essays

* 1960: ''Vérités sur les jeunes filles'' and ''Les Écrivains en personne'' * 1963: ''Quinze écrivains : entretiens'' * 1970: ''Les Professeurs pour quoi faire ?'', with Michèle Manceaux * 1977: ''La Jalousie'' * 1984: ''Envoyez la petite musique'' * 1986: ''L'Élégance des années 50'' * 1989: ''La Chair de la robe'' * 1990: ''Le Retour du bonheur'' * 1991: ''L'Ami chien'' * 1993: ''Oser écrire'' * 1994: ''Ce que m'a appris Françoise Dolto'' and ''L'Inondation'' * 1995: ''Une soudaine solitude'' * 1996: ''La Femme en moi'' * 1997: ''Ils l'ont tuée'' and ''Les Amis de passage'' * 1998: ''Les Plus belles lettres d'amour'' * 1999: ''Si je vous dis le mot passion'' et ''Trous de mémoire'' * 2002: ''
Callas Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 â€“ September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised ...
l'extrême'' and ''Conversations impudiques'' * 2003: ''Dans mon jardin'' and ''Mes éphémères'' * 2005: ''Le Certain âge'' * 2007: ''Apprendre à aimer'' * 2009: ''
Madeleine Vionnet Madeleine Vionnet (; June 22, 1876, Loiret, France – March 2, 1975) was a French fashion designer best known for being the "pioneer of the bias cut dress". Vionnet trained in London before returning to France to establish her first fashion hou ...
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Testimonies

* 2002: ''Conversations impudiques'', with Edouard Servan-Schreiber * 2004: ''L'Homme de ma vie'' and ''Noces avec la vie'' * 2006: ''Journal d'hier et d'aujourd'hui'' * 2007: ''L'Exclusion'' * 2008: ''Journal d'hier et d'aujourd'hui II'' * 2009: ''Journal d'hier et d'aujourd'hui III'' * 2011: ''Ces voix que j'entends encore'' * 2012: ''David''


Children books

* 1971: ''Alphabêtes'', ''Les Éléphants magiques'', ''La Fleur du soleil'', ''Le Poisson voyageur'' and ''Hop la ! dans un ciel de printemps'' * 1972: ''Mimichat'', ''Nourson'' and ''Le Chien jaune'' * 1973: ''Un anniversaire chez les dragons'' * 1978: ''Attention au loup !'' * 2009: ''Bzzi-Bzzi vole dans la prairie''


Theater

* 1985: ''Un flingue sous les roses'' * 1989: ''Quelques pas sur la terre'' * 1998: ''Combien de femmes pour faire un homme ?'' and ''En scène pour l'entracte''


Poetry

* 1981: ''Divine passion'' * 1996: ''Paroles amoureuses''


Audiobook

* 1986: ''La Maison de Jade'', read by the author


Documentaries

* 1961: ''Le Temps du ghetto'' by Frédéric Rossif * 1963: '' Mourir à Madrid'' by Frédéric Rossif * 1967: ''Révolution d'octobre'' by Frédéric Rossif * 1976: ''La Fête sauvage'' by Frédéric Rossif * 1991: ''Les Animaux'' by Frédéric Rossif


Film adaptations

* 1982: ''Une autre femme'' by Hélène Misserly * 1988: ''La Maison de Jade'' by
Nadine Trintignant Nadine Trintignant ( Marquand; born 11 November 1934) is a French filmmaker and novelist. She is known for making films that surround the topic of family and relationships, such as ''Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres'' and ''Next Summer (film), L'été ...
* 1989: ''Une saison de feuilles'' by
Serge Leroy Serge Leroy (14 May 1937 – 27 May 1993) was a French film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography References External links

* 1937 births 1993 deaths Film directors from Paris French male screenwriters 20th-century French ...
* 1992: ''La Femme abandonnée'' by
Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar (1967 film), Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), ...
* 1996: ''La Dernière fête'' by
Pierre Granier-Deferre Pierre Granier-Deferre (2 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1971 film ''Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 19 ...
* 1998: ''L'Inventaire'' by
Caroline Huppert Caroline Huppert (born 28 October 1950) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the sister of French actress Isabelle Huppert and has directed more than 30 films since 1977. Early life and career Huppert was born in the 16th arrondis ...


Awards

* "Officier de la
Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
"Décret
11 July 2008 published in the JO du 13. * "Grand croix de l'
ordre national du Mérite The (; ) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ...
" (la décoration lui a été remise à l' Élysée le 28 septembre 2011 en présence notamment de
Liliane Bettencourt Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt (; née Schueller; 21 October 1922 – 21 September 2017) was a French heiress, socialite and businesswoman. She was a board member and one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal. At the time of her ...
)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapsal, Madeleine 1925 births 2024 deaths Writers from Paris 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists Officers of the Legion of Honour Commanders of the Legion of Honour Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Grand Cross of the Ordre national du Mérite