Marie Gasquet (; 1872–1960) was a French regionist writer from Provence.
Biography Early life Marie Gasquet was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône in 1872. Her father, Marius Girard, was a Provençal poet. Her godfather was Frédéric Mistral.William Sharp (Fiona Macleod), A Memoir Compiled by His Wife, ed. Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Duffield & Company, 1910, p. 327
Career She moved to Paris where she worked for Flammarion and became a successful novelist. She was hailed as queen of the Felibrige in 1892.Biography from the Saint-Remy-de-Provence website
Personal life She was married to Joachim Gasquet, a friend of Paul Cézanne's.Sidney Geist, Interpreting Cézanne, Harvard University Press, 1989, p. 27
She died in 1960.
Bibliography Une Enfance provençale Sainte Jeanne d'Arc ... Ce que les femmes disent des femmes Tante la Capucine Une Fille de saint François La Fête-Dieu Capharnaüm Le Métier de Pénélope Sainte Bernadette de Lourdes La vénérable Anne-Madeleine Remuzat
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