Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 – Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente département (France). She was one of the most sensitive members of the so-called Groupe de Barbezieux. Her brother, Henri Fauconnier (Prix Goncourt in 1930)[1] and Jacques Chardonne (Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1932) were some of the most famous writers of this group.
Geneviève Fauconnier
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Geneviève Fauconnier
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| Born | 3 January 1886
Barbezieux, France
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| Died | 11 December 1969
Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, France
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Known for | Prix Femina, 1933 |
| Notable work | Claude (1933) |
| Relatives | Henri Fauconnier (brother) |
She won the Prix Femina in 1933 with her novel Claude. Harold Strauss's 1937 review of ClaudeinThe New York Times featured a large portrait of Fauconnier.[2] Time magazine also reviewed Claude in 1937.[3]
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