Irène Monesi

Irène Monesi (1922–?) is a French writer known for her novels exploring lesbian relationships, most notably Nature morte devant la fenêtre (1966), which won the prestigious Prix Femina. A pseudonym of an otherwise unidentified author who spent her childhood in Parisian boarding schools, she published works with major houses like Mercure de France and Gallimard, including Althia (1957) and La Voie lactée (1981). English