Robert de Bonnières

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Robert de Wierre de Bonnières (born April 7, 1850 in Paris , † April 7, 1905 there ) was a French writer.

Bonnières spent his school days at the Collège Stanislas in Paris. He then began studying, which he interrupted in 1870 to go to war as a volunteer . After the Peace of Frankfurt Bonnières resettled in Paris. There he earned his living as a journalist and also tried to succeed as a writer. During this time he got married. The honeymoon took the couple to and through India. The experiences of this trip later formed the basis of his 1886 novel "Le baiser de Maïna".

As a journalist, Bonnières et al. a. for newspapers and magazines such as Le Figaro , Le Gaulois or Revue des Deux Mondes . He often used the pseudonyms "James", "Robert Étienne", or "Robert". Through his acquaintance with Paul Bourget , Anatole France José-Maria de Heredia , Bonnières' interest in the "littérature avant-gardiste" was awakened and the way to the other Parnassians was paved for him. Thanks to his collaboration in the later famous anthology Le Parnasse contemporain, he is now also part of this literary association.

But visual artists such as Albert Besnard , Edgar Degas or Pierre-Auguste Renoir were among his circle of friends. Bonnières not only collected, but also supported them with related newspaper articles. In his apartment you could also enjoy contemporary music by Gabriel Fauré , Vincent d'Indy and others at musical soirées . a. Listen.

Robert de Bonnières died on his 55th birthday on April 7, 1905 in his apartment in Paris.

Works (selection)

as an author
  • Le baiser de Maïna . Adamant Media, London 2001, ISBN 978-0-543-73095-4 (reprint of the Paris 1886 edition).
  • Contes à la pure . Ollendorf, Paris 1892.
  • Joan of Avril . Ollendorf, Paris 1887.
  • Lord Hyland. Historically véritable . Ollendorf, Paris 1895.
  • Mémoires d'aujourd'hui . Biblio-Bazar, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-559-37042-7 (reprint of the Paris edition 1883/88)
  • Les monach . Ollendorf, Paris 1885 (German edition: The Monach Family, Stuttgart 1887)
  • Petit Margemont . Ollendorf, Paris 1890.
as editor
  1. ↑ Lettres à André Gide (1891-1911) 1972 Page 44 Henri de Régnier, ed. David J. Niederauer - "Robert de Wierre de Bonnières (1850-1905). Journalist au Figaro sous le pseudonyms de Janus, collaborateur du Gaulois."

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personal data
SURNAME Bonnières, Robert de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wierre de Bonnières, Robert de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French author
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1905
Place of death Paris