Christine de Rivoyre

Christine de Rivoyre
Born	(1921-11-29)November 29, 1921 Tarbes
Died	January 3, 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 97)
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Journalist and writer
Known for	Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco
Notable work	L'Alouette au miroir

Christine Berthe Claude Denis de Rivoyre (29 November 1921 – 3 January 2019)[1] was a French journalist and writer.[2]

Biography

The daughter of Francois Denis de Rivoyre and Madeleine Ballande, she was born in Tarbes.[2] She was educated in Catholic schools and then received a degree in literature from the Sorbonne.[3] She continued her studies at the Syracuse University.[2] De Rivoyre wrote articles for Le Monde and then became literary editor for Marie Claire.[3]

Her first novel L'Alouette au miroir, published in 1955, received the Prix des Quatre Jurys. Several of her novels have been made into films:

• La Mandarine (1957); 1971 film
• Les Sultans (1964); 1968 film
• Le Petit matin (1968); 1971 film - novel received the Prix Interallié[3][4]

De Rivoyre received the Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco in 1979 and the Grand Prix de Littérature Paul Morand in 1984 from the Académie française for her work.[5]

She was named an Officier in the French Legion of Honour.[6]

References

1. "La romancière Christine de Rivoyre est morte". Le Monde.fr. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
2. Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. p. 484. ISBN 9781857431223.
3. Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. Psychology Press. p. 275. ISBN 1857431227.
4. Christine de Rivoyre at IMDb
5. "Christine de Rivoyre" (in French). Académie française.
6. "Ordre de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). January 2, 1996.