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Marguerite Duportal
1869–1946
A French writer of poetry, reflection, and spiritual counsel, she explored willpower, reason, silence, and suffering with a calm, practical voice. Her work earned recognition from the Académie française and still speaks to readers looking for inner steadiness.
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De la volonté
by Marguerite Duportal
About the author
Marguerite Duportal was a French author born in 1869 and died in 1946. Library and authority records identify her as a poet and woman of letters, and also note that she sometimes published under the pseudonym Louis Maigue.
Her books range across poetry, philosophy, and spiritual reflection. The Académie française lists works including De la volonté (1925), Le livre du silence (1929), and De la Raison (1933). De la volonté, now available through Project Gutenberg, argues that human beings are not missing willpower so much as misunderstanding it.
She also received literary recognition in France: records connected with the Académie française and Wikidata indicate that she won the Prix Archon-Despérouses in 1929, and other sources connect her with the Prix Auguste Furtado as well. English-language editions of her devotional writing present her as a thoughtful guide to suffering, patience, and faith, which helps explain why her work continues to find new readers.