Helen Hessel, la femme qui aima Jules et Jim

Synopsis of Helen Hessel, la femme qui aima Jules et Jim

«Helen Hessel, la femme qui aima Jules et Jim» is the biography of Marie-Françoise Peteuil published by Bernard Grasset in 2011.

The work reconstructs the life of Helen Hessel, connected to the European cultural and artistic circles of the twentieth century and remembered for her relationship with Jules et Jim, which inspired the famous film. It traces her intellectual life, her personal relationships and her social environment, and portrays a woman who defied the conventions of her time.

For those interested in biographies of relevant women in European cultural life of the twentieth century and in the real origin of the film Jules et Jim.