Octave Mirbeau (February 16, 1848 in Trévières, Calvados - February 16, 1917) was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde. His work has been translated into thirty languages.
Octave Mirbeau
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French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)
| Born | 16 February 1848 |
| Died | 16 February 1917 |
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![Cover of: Le foyer: comédie en trois actes [par] Octave Mirbeau, en collaboration avec Thadée Natanson. Représentée pour la première fois, sur la scène de la Comédie-française, le 7 décembre 1908. Avec l'acte supprimé à la représentation.](http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6522747-M.jpg "Cover of: Le foyer: comédie en trois actes [par] Octave Mirbeau, en collaboration avec Thadée Natanson. Représentée pour la première fois, sur la scène de la Comédie-française, le 7 décembre 1908. Avec l'acte supprimé à la représentation.")
Octave Mirbeau
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French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)
| Born | 16 February 1848 |
| Died | 16 February 1917 |
ID Numbers
- OLID: OL337772A
- Amazon ID: B004N1Q5SS
- GoodReads: 114756
- ISNI: 000000012103382X
- IMDb: nm0592282
- Library of Congress Names: n50033504
- LibraryThing: mirbeauoctave
- LibriVox: 11224
- Project Gutenberg: 6950
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV011071
- VIAF: 100204602
- Wikidata: Q23441
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q23441
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Alternative names
- Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau
- Octave MIRBEAU
- Mirbeau
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