Benoîte Groult

Benoîte Groult (January 31, 1920, in Paris – June 20, 2016 in Hyères) was a French journalist, writer and feminist activist.

Benoîte Groult
Born(1920-01-31)January 31, 1920
Paris, France
DiedJune 20, 2016(2016-06-20) (aged 96)
Hyères, France

Her novel Les vaisseaux du cœur, published in 1988, was called pornographic by some because of its explicit sexual depictions.[1] It was filmed by Andrew Birkin in 1992 as Salt on Our Skin.

In April 2010, she became Commander of the Légion d'honneur.[2]

References

  1. de Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko (June 21, 2016). "Benoîte Groult, French Feminist and Writer, Dies at 96". New York Times.
  2. Le Figaro


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