Béatrix Beck
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Béatrix Beck was a French writer from Belgian
origin.
She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon
, Switzerland
, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide
, he encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
in 2008.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
origin.
She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars sur Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. Accommodation consists largely of chalets...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide
André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1947. Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism between the two World Wars.Known for his fiction as well as his autobiographical works, Gide...
, he encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.Henry I of England seized the castle of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 1118. -See also:*Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte*Epte*Communes of the Val-d'Oise department...
in 2008.