Léon Gozlan

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Léon Gozlan (born September 1, 1803 in Marseille , † September 14, 1866 in Paris ) was a French writer.

life and work

Léon Gozlan came to Paris in 1828, where he started as a clerk in a bookstore, then worked for Figaro and Corsaire and over the years wrote a number of novels and short stories, most of which were also translated into German.

Of a history of the castles of France that he began, only 2 volumes appeared under the title: Les tourelles (1839). At the same time Gozlan was also active as a dramatic writer. The Théatre Odéon received the play La main droite et la main gauche (1842) from him.

Léon Gozlan died 13 days after his 63rd birthday on September 14, 1866 in Paris and found his final resting place on the Cimetière de Montmartre .

Honors

  • 1846 member of the Legion of Honor
  • 1859 Officer of the Legion of Honor (2nd class)

Works (selection)

Novels and short stories
  • Le notaire de Chantilly . Slatkine, Geneva 1973 (reprint of 1836 edition).
  • The doctor (“Le médecin du Pecq”). Wigand, Leipzig 1844.
  • Le plus beau rève d'un millionnaire . New edition Michel-Levy, Paris 1863.
  • Casimira by Chantilly ("Le dragon rouge"). Kollmann publishing house, Leipzig 1843 (2 volumes).
  • Aristide Froissard ("Froissart"). Wigand, Leipzig 1844.
  • Les nuits du Père-La-Chaise . 2nd edition Hetzel, Paris 1887.
  • La Lambert family. Drame en deux acts en prose . Lèvy, Paris 1860.
  • Les émotions de Polydore Marasquin . Éditions France-Empire, Paris 1980 (reprint of the Paris 1857 edition).
  • Balzac intimate. Memories of a contemporary (“Balzac chez lui”). Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-257-23663-7 (translated by Ossip Kalenter ).
  • History of a diamond (“Le diamant et le verre”). Scherl Verlag, Berlin 1912.
Dramas
  • Le lion empaillé. Comédie-Vaudeville en two actes . Paris 1848.
  • Trois rois, trois dames . Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld 1850.
  • La queue du chien d'Alcibiade. Comédie en deux actes . Lèvy, Paris 1850.
  • Louise de Nanteuil. Piece en cinq actes . Lèvy, Paris 1854.
  • Rain and sunshine. Comedy in one act (“La pluie et le beau temps”). Schweiger, Vienna 1862.
  • Eve. Drama in 5 acts ("Éve"). Gardener Verla, Dresden 1849.
  • Notre-Dame des Abîmes. Drame en cinq actes . Dondey-Duprey, Paris 1845.
  • The black book. Drama in 5 acts (“Le livre noir”). Hayn, Berlin 1848.

literature

  • Philibert Audebrand: Léon Gozlan. Scenes de la vie littéraire; 1828-1865 . Slatkine Reprints, Geneva 1970 (reprint of the Paris 1870 edition).
  • Pierre Echinard, Georges Jessula: Léon Gozlan. 1803-1866 . IMMAJ, Marseille 2003, ISBN 2-9519299-1-9 .
  • Martha K. Loder: The life and novels of Léon Gozlan. A representative of literary cross currents in the generation of Balzac . Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 1943.
  • Edmond Become: Souvenirs de la vie liitéraire. Portraits intimate; Maurice Alhoy , Godefroy Cavaignac , Honoré de Balzac , Léon Gozlan, Jules Sandeau . Dentu, Paris 1879.

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personal data
SURNAME Gozlan, Léon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Marseille
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1866
Place of death Paris