author
Camille Pert
1865–1952
A bold French novelist and journalist, she wrote stories that pushed at the moral boundaries of her time, especially around love, marriage, and women’s freedom. Her work offers a lively glimpse of the tensions and desires of the Belle Époque.
3 Audiobooks
Cady mariée : roman
by Camille Pert
La petite Cady
by Camille Pert
Le divorce de Cady : roman
by Camille Pert
About the author
Born Louise-Hortense Grille in Lille on May 22, 1863, and later known by the pen name Camille Pert, she was a French woman of letters who also used the name Rougeul. She died in La Seyne-sur-Mer on March 22, 1952.
Camille Pert wrote novels, poems, and plays, and she is also described in library and archival sources as a journalist. Her fiction was noted for challenging the moral norms of the period, and she is often presented as a progressive, feminist voice for her time.
She is especially remembered for fiction about relationships, desire, and women’s place in society, including the "Cady" series. Archival sources also credit her with editing L'informateur des gens de lettres, a weekly publication for writers and artists, which helps show how active she was in the literary world beyond her books.