Françoise Xenakis
French novelist and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marguerite Claude Françoise Xenakis (née Gargouïl; 27 September 1930 – 12 February 2018) was a French novelist and journalist, born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher. She started her literary career in the early 1960s, and became better known during the 1980s, when she started working at Le Matin de Paris, a daily newspaper, and for Télématin, a breakfast television news show. She chaired the judging panel for the literary prize 30 Million Friends.
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Françoise Xenakis | |
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Born | Marguerite Claude Françoise Gargouïl (1930-09-27)27 September 1930 |
Died | 12 February 2018(2018-02-12) (aged 87) Courbevoie, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
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In 1953, she married Iannis Xenakis, who later went on to become an important classical composer of the post-war avant-garde. Their daughter Mâkhi Xenakis, sculptor and painter, was born in 1956.