Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 30, 1914
Died
November 30, 2008 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland
Also Known As
- Béatrice Beck
Béatrix Beck
Biography
Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of 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 who 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.
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