Baroness Suzanne Lilar ( née `` Suzanne Verbist '' ; 21 May 1901 -- 12 December 1992 ) was a Flemish Belgian essayist , novelist , and playwright writing in French .
Suzanne , Baroness Lilar ( née Suzanne Verbist ) ( 21 May 1901 - 12 December 1992 ) was a Flemish Belgian essayist , novelist , and playwright . She wrote in French .