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Pierre de Coulevain
1853–1927
A French novelist who wrote under a masculine pen name, she became known for lively, observant fiction about society, travel, and the meeting of cultures. Her books often carry an autobiographical feel, which gives them an intimate, conversational charm.
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Ève victorieuse
by Pierre de Coulevain
Voittoisa nainen
by Pierre de Coulevain
About the author
Pierre de Coulevain was the pen name of Jeanne Philomène Laperche, a French writer born in Bordeaux in 1853 and died in 1927. She first published under the name Hélène Favre de Coulevain before adopting the better-known signature Pierre de Coulevain.
Her breakthrough came with Noblesse américaine (1898), a novel that won the Prix Montyon from the Académie française. She went on to publish novels including Ève victorieuse, Sur la branche, L'Île inconnue, Au cœur de la vie, and Le Roman merveilleux. Readers and critics often noted the autobiographical flavor of her fiction, especially in the way she blended personal experience with sharp social observation.
She was also connected to the literary world beyond her novels, serving on the Prix Femina jury from its early years into the 1920s. Her work is still remembered for its witty, clear-eyed portraits of French, English, and American manners.