author
Jean de La Brète
1854–1945
Writing under the memorable pen name Jean de La Brète, Alice Cherbonnel became known for warm, thoughtful novels about young women, faith, family, and society. Her enduring favorite, Mon oncle et mon curé, won the Académie française’s Prix Montyon and was later adapted for the stage and screen.
6 Audiobooks
Mon oncle et mon curé; Le voeu de Nadia
by Jean de La Brète
Aimer quand même
by Jean de La Brète
Un vaincu
by Jean de La Brète
Ames inconnues : Notes intimes d'un séminariste
by Jean de La Brète
Mi tio y mi cura
by Jean de La Brète
Badinage
by Jean de La Brète
About the author
Jean de La Brète was the pen name of Alice Cherbonnel, a French novelist associated with the Saumur and Anjou region. She wrote primarily for young women, combining engaging storytelling with reflections on religious questions, social expectations, and the inner lives of her characters.
Her best-known novel, Mon oncle et mon curé (1889), achieved remarkable popularity and was repeatedly reprinted for decades. The book received the Académie française’s Prix Montyon in 1890 and was adapted for film in 1938.
Cherbonnel published many further novels, including Le Roman d’une croyante, Un vaincu, Badinage, L’Esprit souffle où il veut, and L’Imagination fait le reste. She received a second Prix Montyon in 1895 for Un vaincu and died in Maine-et-Loire in 1945.