Michelle Léglise

Michelle Marie Léglise (June 12, 1920 – December 13, 2017), also known as Michelle Vian, was a French translator and poet.[1]

Born in Bordeaux, she married Boris Vian in 1941, with whom she had two children, Patrick (born in 1942) and Carole (born in 1948).[2][3]

She actively participates in the writing of her husband's novels and inspired the character of Chloé in Froth on the Daydream.[4]

After the couple separated in 1953, she had a romantic relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre until the latter's death in 1980.[2]

References
  1. "Biographie - Boris Vian". www.borisvian.org.
  2. "Michelle Vian, "féministe avant la lettre", est partie rejoindre Boris". TV5MONDE. December 15, 2017.
  3. "Patrick Vian: "Je n'ai jamais dit papa"". LExpress.fr. October 5, 2011.
  4. Roussel, Frédérique. "Madame Vian a rejoint les zazous". Libération.
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