1. Julia Daudet, born Julia Allard, was a French writer, poet and journalist who wrote under the names Marguerite Tournay and Karl Steen.
10 Facts About Julia Daudet
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Julia Daudet was the wife and collaborator of Alphonse Daudet, mother of Leon Daudet, Lucien Daudet and Edmee Daudet.
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Julia Daudet's parents were interested in literature and hosted a salon frequented by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore.
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Julia Daudet published a collection of poetry when she was 17 years old under the name Marguerite Tournay.
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On 29 January 1867 she married Alphonse Julia Daudet and became his collaborator.
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Julia Daudet was known for her salon in Paris, which was famous for its Thursday receptions, attended by writers and poets such as Edmond de Goncourt, Helene Vacaresco, Maurice Barres, Emile Zola, Edouard Drumont, Rosemonde Gerard-Rostand, Guy de Maupassant, Ernest Renan, Arthur Meyer, Leon Gambetta and Rachilde.
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Julia Daudet published articles in many journals, including the Journal Officiel, as a literary critic under the pseudonym Karl Steen.
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Julia Daudet was an active member of the jury of the Prix Femina, which gave her a venue to continue her literary activity after the death of her husband Alphonse Daudet in 1897.
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In 1913, through her son Lucien Julia Daudet, who was a good friend of Marcel Proust, she was one of the first readers of the manuscript of Remembrance of Things Past.
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Julia Daudet was immediately taken with the text and encouraged the author to persevere at a time when he was doubting his talent, since the novel had been rejected by many editors.