Les trois quarts du temps

by Benoîte Groult

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Stationen eines Frauenlebens im 20 Jahrh.: Selbstbehauptung des jungen Mädchens in den Kriegs- und Nachkriegsjahren, Geliebte, Ehefrau und schließlich Mutter, die sich mit den neuen Freiheiten ihrer Töchter auseinandersetzen muß.

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Benoîte Groult was born in Paris, France on January 31, 1920. She studied Latin and Greek at the Sorbonne. She taught Latin and worked in radio while raising her children. She began a writing career in her 40s and embraced feminism in her 50s. She published more than 20 novels as well as many essays on feminism. Her books include Ainsi Soit-Elle, show more Les Vaisseaux du C¿ur (Salt on Our Skin), and Ainsi Soit Olympe de Gouges. She also wrote an autobiography entitled My Escape. She was made an officer of the French Légion d'Honneur, the highest French order for military and civil excellence, in 2016. She died on June 20, 2016 at the age of 96. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Les trois quarts du temps
Original title
Les trois quarts du temps
Original publication date
1983
Epigraph*
Mein Leben liegt nicht hinter mir
und nicht vor mir;
auch nicht im Jetzt.
Ich steh' mitten drin.

Jacques Prévert
Dedication*
Für Paul
First words*
Ich werde nie alt sein.
Last words*
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Den Möwen aber ist es egal - sie leben ihr Leben.
Original language*
Französisch
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
848Literature & rhetoricFrench LiteratureFrench miscellaneous writings
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PQ2667 .R6 .T7Language and LiteratureFrench, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literaturesFrench literatureModern literature1961-2000

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