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Dominique Dunois
1876–1959
A French novelist writing under a pen name, she won the Prix Femina in 1928 and built her reputation on sharply observed fiction. Her work is often linked with everyday life in provincial France, giving it a grounded, human feel.
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Suurin rikkomus : Romaani
by Dominique Dunois
About the author
Born Marguerite Lemesle in Paris on April 27, 1876, Dominique Dunois was the pen name of a French writer who later lived in Bléré in the Touraine region. She published novels under that name and became a recognized figure in French literary life during the early 20th century.
She is best known for winning the Prix Femina in 1928 for Georgette Garou. That award helped secure her place among notable French novelists of her time, and her books are remembered for their close attention to character and social setting.
Dominique Dunois died in Privas, Ardèche, on January 16, 1959. Though not as widely read today as some of her contemporaries, she remains of interest to readers exploring prizewinning French fiction and women writers of that era.