orig. Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin
born July 1, 1804, Paris, France
died June 8, 1876, Nohant
French writer.
During childhood she gained a love of the countryside that would inform most of her works. Married in 1822, she soon tired of her husband, Casimir Dudevant, and began a series of liaisons; her lovers included Prosper Mérimée , Alfred de Musset , and, most importantly, Frédéric Chopin . She became famous (under her pseudonym) with her novel Indiana (1832), a protest against conventions that bind an unhappy wife to her husband. Lélia (1833) extended her iconoclastic views on social and class associations. Similar themes, along with her sympathy for the poor, are evident in her finest works, the so-called rustic novels, including The Devil's Pool (1846), The Country Waif (1848), and Little Fadette (1849).
George Sand
By courtesy of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris