Geneviève Fauconnier [SEP] date of death
Geneviève Fauconnier
Geneviève Fauconnier (Barbezieux, 3 January 1886 – Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 11 December 1969) was a French novelist who lived in the south of the Charente "département", (France). She was one of the most sensitive members of the so-called Groupe de Barbezieux. She won the Prix Femina in 1933 with her novel "".
Her brother, Henri Fauconnier (Prix Goncourt in 1930) and Jacques Chardonne (Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1932)
Groupe de Barbezieux
The Groupe de Barbezieux (Barbezieux Group) were French writers from three Charentais families, Fauconnier, Boutelleau and Delamain, who were childhood friends in the town of Barbezieux, in the Charente "département", France. Although the "école de Barbezieux" (school of Barbezieux) is often mentioned, they did not necessarily share the same outlook. 
Fauconnier family :
- Henri Fauconnier, prix Goncourt 1930 for the novel "Malaisie", and his sister
- Geneviève Fauconnier, prix Fémina 1933