Groupe de Barbezieux

The Groupe de Barbezieux (French pronunciation: [ɡʁup də baʁbəzjø]; Barbezieux Group) were French writers from three Charentais families, Fauconnier, Boutelleau and Delamain, who were childhood friends in the town of Barbezieux, in the Charente département, France.^[1] Although the école de Barbezieux (school of Barbezieux) is often mentioned, they did not necessarily share the same outlook.

Fauconnier family :

• Henri Fauconnier, prix Goncourt 1930 for the novel Malaisie, and his sister
• Geneviève Fauconnier, prix Fémina 1933 for the novel Claude.

Boutelleau :

• Germaine Boutelleau (1876-1956), married Jacques Delamain,
• Jacques Boutelleau (1884-1968), later took the name Jacques Chardonne.

Delamain :

• Jacques Delamain, writer on ornithology,
• Robert Delamain,
• Maurice Delamain, co-director of Éditions Stock with Jacques Chardonne from 1921 to 1959,

One could add :

• François Fontaine, son-in-law of Henri Fauconnier.