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René Boylesve
René Boylesve at the end of his life
René Boylesve at the end of his life
BornRené Tardiveau
(1867-04-14)April 14, 1867
La Haye-Descartes, France
DiedJune 14, 1926(1926-06-14) (aged 59)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Notable awardsElection to the Académie française in 1919

René Boylesve (14 April 1867, La Haye-Descartes –14 January 1926, Paris), born René Marie Auguste Tardiveau, was a French writer and a literary critic.

Biography

He was orphaned early and went to school in Poitiers and Tours. In 1895 he began to publish articles in various journals. He is considered the heir of Honoré de Balzac and precursor of Marcel Proust. In 1919 he was inducted into the Académie française.

Works

  • 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 élevée (1909),
  • Madeleine jeune femme (1912),
  • Élise (1921),
  • Nouvelles leçons d’amour dans un parc (1924),
  • Souvenirs du jardin détruit (1924).

Bibliography

  • Dictionnaire des lettres françaises, sixth volume: Le xxe siècle. LGF-Le Livre de Poche, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-253-13109-1 Template:Fr icon
  • Jean Ménard: L'oeuvre de Boylesve. Librairie Nizet, Paris 1956 Template:Fr icon
  • Marc Piguet: René Boylesve, l’Homme à la balustrade. Éditions Pays et Terroirs, Cholet 2007 Template:Fr icon
  • François Trémouilloux: René Boylesve, Romancier du sensible, Presses Universitaires François Rabelais, Tours 2010 Template:Fr icon

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