Suzanne Prou
French writer (1920–1995)
Suzanne Prou (1920 Grimaud, Var - 29–30 December 1995) was a French novelist.
She won the 1973 Prix Renaudot, for The Bernardini Terrace.
Works
Les Patapharis (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1966
The Patapharis affair: a novel, H. Regnery Co., 1970
Les Demoiselles sous les ébéniers (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1967
Mlle. Savelli?, Harper & Row, 1971
L'Été jaune (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1968
The yellow summer, Harper & Row, 1972
La Ville sur la mer (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1970
Méchamment les oiseaux (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1972 Prix Cazes
La Terrasse des Bernardini (Ed. Calmann-Lévy) 1973 Prix Renaudot
The Bernardinis' terrace, A. Ellis, 1975
La petite boutique (Ed.
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