René Boylesve
René Boylesve (actually René Tardiveau ; born April 14, 1867 in La Haye-Descartes , France , † January 14, 1926 in Paris ) was a French writer and literary critic .
Life
Orphaned at an early age, he went to school in Poitiers and Tours . In 1895 he began to publish texts in various magazines. He is considered the heir to Honoré de Balzac and the forerunner of Marcel Proust . In 1919 he was accepted into the Académie française .
Works (selection)
- Les Bains de Bade (1896)
- Le Médecin des Dames de Néans (1896)
- Le Parfum des Îles Borromées (1898)
- Mademoiselle Cloque (1899)
- La Becquée (1901)
- La Leçon d'amour dans un parc (1902)
- L'Enfant à la balustrade (1903)
- Le Meilleur ami (1909)
- La Jeune Fille Bien Elevee (1909)
- Madeleine jeune femme (1912)
- Élise (1921)
- Nouvelles leçons d'amour dans un parc (1924)
- Souvenirs du jardin détruit (1924)
literature
- Dictionnaire des lettres françaises , sixth volume: Le xxe siècle . LGF-Le Livre de Poche, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-253-13109-1
- Jean Ménard: L'Œuvre de René Boylesve . Librairie Nizet, Paris 1956
- Marc Piguet: René Boylesve, l'Homme à la balustrade . Editions Pays et Terroirs, Cholet 2007
- François Trémouilloux: René Boylesve, Romancier du sensible , Presses Universitaires François Rabelais, Tours 2010
Web links
Commons : René Boylesve - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about René Boylesve in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
- René Boylesve - un grand écrivan méconnu (A great misunderstood writer) - French
- Works in Project Gutenberg
- La Touraine (1926)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boylesve, René |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tardiveau, René (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Haye-Descartes , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1926 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |