Valérie Valère
| Valérie Valère | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 November 1961 Paris, France |
| Died |
17 December 1981 Saint-Maur-sur-le-Loir, France |
| Nationality | French |
Valérie Valère (1 November 1961 – 17 December 1981) was a French writer.
She published her first work, the book Le Pavillon des enfants fous, in 1978 after spending four months confined to a psychiatric hospital for anorexia nervosa. The book is an autobiographical account covering her relationship with her abusive parents, experiences as a child in French society, and in particular her institutionalized years.[1][2] Critics praised her style of writing and her expressive, philosophically sophisticated articulations of systemic mistreatment and misunderstanding.[2] Scholar Richard A. Mazzara likens her work to Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Herman Hesse, André Gide, and Virginia Woolf.[2]
Published works
- Le Pavillon des enfants fous (1978)
- Malika ou un jour comme tous les autres (1980)
- Obsession blanche (1981)
References
- ↑ Viémont, Laurence (2012). "Valérie Valère, écrivain géniale décédée à 21 ans". Salon litteraire (in French).
- 1 2 3 "Existentialism and Escape to Essence in the Works of Valérie Valère". The French Review. 61 (1): 65–70. 1987.
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