Louise Bellocq, real name Marie-Louise Boudât, (20 January 1919,Charleville-Mézières – 25 August 1999) was a 20th-century French woman of letters born in a family ofBéarn origin. She was awarded thePrix Fémina in 1960.
Before the Second World War, she published three volumes of verse under her real name. She returned to settle in Pau in the family home after setbacks of fortune and held a boarding house. In 1955, she published a novel,La Ferme de l'Ermitage, the first version of which was written for a contest organized byLa Semaine de Suzette read by her daughter. She also wrote children's books. In 1960, she won thePrix Fémina forLa Porte retombée.[1]
The awarding of this literary prize led to severe criticism ofBeatrix Beck, but Louise Bellocq was defended byDominique Rolin, and Beatrix Beck presented her resignation from the jury.
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