George Sand is the creative pseudonym for the French writer Amandine Aurora Dupin. Her literary works gained great popularity in the 19th century, winning the hearts of thousands of readers to this day.
Origin
The real name of the French writer is Amandine Aurora Lucille Dupin. She was born in 1804 in Paris. Her father was Maurice Dupin, a descendant of the Duke of Saxony, and her mother, Antoinette-Sophie-Victoria Delabord, was a woman from a dysfunctional family, a former dancer. Dupin's parents were categorically against such an unequal marriage, but Delabord became pregnant, and the parents had to come to terms with all the circumstances.
Unfortunately, when Aurora was very young, her father died in an accident during a horse ride. The girl’s grandmother still did not love her daughter-in-law, considering her an unworthy wife and mother, so she took the child to her upbringing. There, Ms. Dupin taught her granddaughter ethics, music and literature, and also invited the best French mentors to educate her child.
Biography
At age 14, Aurora entered a Catholic monastery, where she became acquainted with religious traditions. She began to believe in God and even wanted to become a nun, but older people dissuaded her from this act, because a person can live by religious rules and in high life. When the girl was 17 years old, Mrs. Dupin began to get sick. Fearing to give her granddaughter to an unworthy mother, she wanted to marry her, but failed, as few wanted to get in touch with her daughter Delabord. Aurora lost her grandmother in 1821 and returned to the Delabord family, but she had a cold and conflicting relationship with her mother.
A year later, Aurora Dupin met with Baron Casimir Dudevant, whom she later married. In this marriage two children were born. But the romantic nature of Aurora did not feel the bestowal of her husband, dreaming of real, sublime love. The marriage lasted eight years, after which the girl divorced the baron, took the children and left with them in Paris. There she needs to find a way to feed herself and her son with her daughter, so she begins to engage in literary work.
