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Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various précieuse writers. Villeneuve is particularly noted for her original story of La Belle et la Bête, which is the oldest known variant of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.
Birth Name
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot
Born
Wednesday, 28 November 1685
Died
Monday, 29 December 1755
