Jane de la Vaudère (15 April 1857 – 26 July 1908) was the pen name of Jeanne Scrive, a French novelist, poet and playwright.
Jane de la Vaudère was born on 15 April 1857 in Paris. Her father was a famous doctor, Gaspard-Léonard Scrive, Surgeon-General of the French Army during the Crimean War. She is considered by contemporary critics a participant in the Decadent movement and Naturalism.
Her poetic works include Les Heures perdues, L'Eternelle chanson, Minuit, and Evocation. She is also remembered for a collection of Decadent novels and short stories, such as Les Androgynes (1903), Les Demi-Sexes (1897), or Les Sataniques (1897) — probably her masterpiece. She wrote exotic novels as well, including Les Courtisanes de Brahma, La Porte de Félicité or La Gueisha amoureuse.
She collaborated with the Théâtre du Grand Guignol. Vaudère died on 26 July 1908.
Bibliography
Novels and Short Stories
Folie d'Opium Mortelle étreinte L'Anarchiste Le Droit d'aimer Ambitieuse Les Demi-Sexes Les Sataniques Le Sang Les Frôleurs L'Amuseur Trois fleurs de volupté Le Harem de Syta Les Mousseuses L'Amazone du roi de Siam La Mystérieuse Les Androgynes Les Courtisanes de Brahma L'Expulsée La Gesha amoureuse Les Confessions galantes Rien qu'amante La Sorcière d'Ecbatane La Porte de Félicité Sapho : dompteuse
External links Collection Jane de la Vaudère (biographie, bibliographie) at University of Toronto.