Les Allongés

Jeanne Galzy (1883-1977), born Louise Jeanne Baraduc in Montpellier, France, was a pioneering French novelist, biographer, and poet who taught literature and served over five decades on the Prix Femina jury. French École Normale Supérieure archive. She achieved major literary success with novels like Les Allongés (Prix Femina 1923), L'Initiatrice aux mains vides (Prix Brentano 1930), and early explorations of lesbian themes in works such as Jeunes Filles en serre chaude, establishing her as a regional author of Languedoc and innovator in queer literature. Read more →