Marie Gasquet | |
Birth Date: | 1872 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
Death Date: | 1960 |
Death Place: | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Novelist |
Spouse: | Joachim Gasquet |
Parents: | Marius Girard |
Relatives: | Frédéric Mistral (godfather) |
Marie Gasquet (pronounced as /fr/; 1872–1960) was a French regionist writer from Provence.
Marie Gasquet was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in 1872. Her father, Marius Girard, was a Provençal poet. Her godfather was Frédéric Mistral.[1]
She moved to Paris where she worked for Flammarion and became a successful novelist. She was hailed as queen of the Felibrige in 1892.[2]
She was married to Joachim Gasquet, a friend of Paul Cézanne's.[3]
She died in 1960.