I walk without flinching through the burning cathedral of the summer. My bank of wild grass is majestic and full of music. It is a fire that solitude presses against my lips.
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I give myself to adjectives body and soul, I die with pleasure for them.
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Birth: | 7th April, 1907 |
Death: | 28th May, 1972 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Author |
Violette Leduc was a French author. She was born in Arras, Pas de Calais, France, the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl, Berthe. In Valenciennes, the young Violette spent most of her childhood suffering from poor self-esteem, exacerbated by her mother's hostility and overprotectiveness.
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