Marie-Anne Desmarest (May 17, 1904 – March 4, 1973) was a French writer.[1]

Marie-Anne Desmarest
BornAnne-Marie During
May 17, 1904
France
DiedMarch 4, 1973(1973-03-04) (aged 68)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
OccupationNovelist
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
GenreRomance novels
SpousesHenri Desmarest
Roger Leroy

She was born Anne-Marie During in Mulhouse. She was married twice: first to Henri Desmarest and later to Roger Leroy. Desmarest wrote romance novels. She died in Issy-les-Moulineaux at the age of 68.[1]

Selected works[1] edit

  • La Passion de Jeanne Rieber (1935), received the Prix de l'Alsace littéraire[2]
  • Torrents (1938), received the Prix Max Barthou de l'Académie française[3]
  • L'Autel renversé (1941)
  • Aurore (1952)
  • Les remparts de Saint-Paul (1959(
  • A la recherche de l'amour (1960)
  • L'Appel mystérieux (1968)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Marie-Anne Desmarest (1904-1973)" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  2. ^ Desmarest, Marie-Anne (1955). Les ramages (in French). p. 2.
  3. ^ "Prix Max Barthou" (in French). Académie français.