Elyane Dezon-Jones Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms128

Staff Only

The Elyane Dezon-Jones Papers consits of correspondence, drafts of Murder Chez Proust and Meurtre chez Tante Leonie, clippings, and a photograph.

Dates

Creation: 1994-1996

Creator

Dezon-Jones, Elyane (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

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Extent

3.00 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical or Historical Information

Elyane Dezon-Jones received her undergraduate degree at the University of Poitiers, her master's degree at the University of Virginia, and her doctorate degree from the University of Paris IV Sorbonne. She joined Washington University's staff in 1991 as professor of romance languages. She is a scholar of 20th-century novelist Marcel Proust. In addition to writing scholarly studies, Dezon-Jones published two fictional novels, Murder Chez Proust and Meurtre a Petite Plaisance.