author
V. (Victor) Margueritte
1866–1942
A French novelist, playwright, and public intellectual, he is best remembered for bold fiction that challenged social conventions. His most famous novel, La Garçonne, caused a sensation in the 1920s and helped cement his reputation as a provocative literary voice.
2 Audiobooks
La garçonne
by V. (Victor) Margueritte
Femmes nouvelles
by Paul Margueritte, V. (Victor) Margueritte
About the author
Born in Blida, Algeria, on December 1, 1866, Victor Margueritte was a French writer who first followed a military path before leaving the army in the 1890s to devote himself to literature. He was the younger brother of writer Paul Margueritte, and the two brothers collaborated on several works early in his career.
Margueritte went on to write novels, plays, poetry, and essays, often engaging with the social and political debates of his time. He is especially associated with La Garçonne (1922), a hugely controversial and widely discussed novel whose frank treatment of gender, sexuality, and modern life brought him both notoriety and a large readership.
Beyond fiction, he was also known for his outspoken public positions, including support for feminist and pacifist causes. He died in Monestier, France, on March 23, 1942, leaving behind a body of work that reflects the tensions and transformations of early twentieth-century French society.