Author
Madame de Lafayette
French writer (1634-1693)
Their life
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer and a countess by title. She was baptized on 18 March 1634 and died on 25 May 1693. The reference does not state where she was born or where she died, so this account cannot confirm either place.
She is best known for *La Princesse de Clèves*. The reference describes it as France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature. Its importance to the history of the form is the main reason she is remembered.
Her fame rests on this single work, which the reference presents as her defining achievement. The reference offers no further details about her other writings, family, or later life.
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