French writer, translator and secretary
Michelle Marie Léglise (June 12, 1920 – December 13, 2017), also known as Michelle Vian, was a French translator and poet.[1]
Born in Bordeaux, she married Boris Vian in 1941, with whom she had two children, Patrick (born in 1942) and Carole (born in 1948).[2][3]
She actively participates in the writing of her husband's novels and inspired the character of Chloé in Froth on the Daydream.[4]
After the couple separated in 1953, she had a romantic relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre until the latter's death in 1980.[2]
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