Background
She was born in Antwerp, the daughter of the writer Suzanne Lilar and the Belgian Minister of Justice and Minister of State Albert Lilar, and the sister of the 18th century art historian Marie Fredericq-Lilar.
She was born in Antwerp, the daughter of the writer Suzanne Lilar and the Belgian Minister of Justice and Minister of State Albert Lilar, and the sister of the 18th century art historian Marie Fredericq-Lilar.
Mallet-Joris spent two years in the America before going to Paris, France, where she attended the Sorbonne.
She currently lives in Paris and Brussels, Belgium. She has been married to Robert Amadou, Alain Joxe and Jacques Delfau, and has four children, Daniel Amadou, and Vincent, Alberte and Pauline Delfau. Mallet-Joris began her literary career early with the publication of Le rempart des Béguines in 1951.
lieutenant was translated as The Illusionist.
lieutenant is set in a town that resembles Mallet-Joris" native Antwerp and treats the themes of social class and lesbianism. She followed her first work with a sequel in 1955 named Louisiana chambre rouge, in English The Red Room.
In it, she continued her treatment of social class and mores in Belgium. Mallet-Joris" novels deal with interpersonal relationships and social class in France and Belgium.
Often, characters must deal with disappointment as they realize they have unrealistic expectations.
She also depicts social climbers and deceitful characters. She has also written works of non fiction, like The Uncompromising Heart: A Life of Marie Mancini, Louis XIV"s First Love in 1964, and she has written essays about her philosophy of life and writing in Lettre à moi-même (A Letter to Myself) in 1963 and Louisiana Maison de papier (The Paper House) in 1970.
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In Allegra (1976) Mallet-Joris tackled the themes of racism and feminism in France.
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She is a prolific writer who was a member of the Prix Femina committee from 1969 to 1971 when she was appointed to the Académie Goncourt.
Married Robert Amadou, 1947 (divorced 1948). 1 child, Daniel; married Alain Joxe, 1952 (divorced). Married Jacques Delfau, 1958.
Children: Vincent, Alberte, Pauline.
