This is just a movie. It's not what happened in real life.

"Violette trailer" - English subtitles

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lzhp2PCOWfI&si=wdHjAd2PxvQdyRLf

But I felt it was worth watching! 

"Violette Leduc on Simone de Beavoir"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dkn54x5tw9k&si=rkxwIEG9j_pHNY-5

I wonder if Violette ever thought of herself as "genetically favored?" 

"Writing for Madame: The Complex Friendship of Violette Leduc and Simone de Beauvoir"

https://www.literaryladiesguide.com/literary-musings/complex-friendship-violette-leduc-simone-de-beauvoir/