Béatrix Beck (14 July 1914 – 30 November 2008) was a French writer of Belgian origin. She was born at Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide who encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. Beck died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 2008. Source: Article "Béatrix Beck" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.