Fasquelle's first novel, , was published in 1959. She later won the
Cazes Prize in 1961 for her 1960 novel, , translated to English by
Nigel Ryan, – relating to the European Public Works Congress ("congrès européen des Travaux publics") held in Aix-en-Provence at the beginning of summer – and, in 1967, won the
Deux-Magots Prize for her 1966 novel, . Her lauded novels include and . Her 1972 book was made into
a film by
Francis Girod, starring
Michel Piccoli and
Romy Schneider. , her last novel, was published in 2003. She was elected a member of the
Femina Prize jury in 1992, following the steps of her mother, who had died the previous year. She remained on the jury until her death. She had been the wife of
Jean-Claude Fasquelle, chairman of the French publishing house
Grasset from 1981 to 2000. Their daughter Ariane Fasquelle (
née Ariane Marie Edmée Cyprien Fasquelle; 1955–2016) – also a publisher working as head of foreign acquisitions for Grasset – died April 19, 2016, before her mother. ==Bibliography==