Fanny Deschamps

1920–2000 (age 80)

Biography

Fanny Deschamps wove her observant eye into novels that explored the nuance of family life, the shifts of the twentieth century, and the intimate moments that reveal a person's heart.

Her books touched readers who admired the grace of her prose, and she is remembered among the visitors who come to Père Lachaise Cemetery to pay tribute to her literary spirit.

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