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Anatole France

Anatole France was born François-Anatole Thibault in Paris, the son of a bookseller. His father's bookstore, Librairie France, specialized in books and papers on the French Revolution and was frequented by many notable writers and scholars of the day. Anatole France studied at the Collège Stanislas and went to work with his father after his graduation. After several years he became a cataloguer at Bacheline-Deflorenne and at Lemerre. He began his career as a poet and a journalist. In 1876 he was appointed a librarian for the French Senate. He became famous with the novel Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), which won a prize from the French Academy. He was elected to the Académie française in 1896. In the 1920s, his writings were put on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Prohibited Books Index) of the Roman Catholic Church. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921.

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French writer (1844–1924)

Born 16 April 1844
Died 12 October 1924

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  • Cover of: Penguin Island

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  • Cover of: Famous Modern Ghost Stories
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  • Cover of: Le livre de mon ami.
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  • Cover of: The crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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  • Cover of: On life & letters.: 1st series.
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    Cover of edition onlifeletterssec00franiala Cover of edition onlifeletters00franiala Cover of edition onlifelettersfir0000fran Cover of edition onlifeletterstra00franuoft Cover of edition onlifeletters00fran First published in 1910 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: The Life of Joan of Arc

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  • Cover of: orme du mail.
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French writer (1844–1924)

Born 16 April 1844
Died 12 October 1924

Subjects

Fiction, French literature, Social life and customs, French fiction, French Authors, Classic Literature, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), History, History and criticism, Biography, Children, Correspondence, French language, World War, 1914-1918, Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Readers, Translations into English, Book collectors, Christian saints, Fiction, short stories (single author), Manners and customs, Catholic Church, Church and state, Education

Places

France, Egypt, Paris, Turkey, Ancient Alexandria, Cappadocea, Dublin, Francia, Ireland, Jerusalem, Judea, New England, Uruguay

People

Anatole France (1844-1924), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863), Ernest Renan (1823-1892), Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894), François Rabelais (approximately 1490-1553?), François Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553?), Jules Couët, Jules Couët (1860-1938), Mary of Egypt, Saint, Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680), (Title Character) a Dancer, Actress, Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869), Anatole France (1844-1924,), Auguste Comte (1798-1857), Aulus Vitellius, Bill Hutchinson, Bluebeard (Legendary character), Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), Charles Maurras (1868-1952), Francis Brown Barton (1886-), Harry Graves, Jacques Alexandre César Charles (1746-1823), Jacques Lion

Time

19th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 16th century, 1870-, 1920s, 20th century, Ancient Alexandria, C.45 CE, Egypt about 200 A. D., Séc. 19-20

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Alternative names

  • François-Anatole Thibault
  • Anatole, France
  • France Anatole
  • Anatole FRANCE
  • ANATOLE FRANCE
  • France, Anatole
  • Anatole A. France
  • France, Anatole 1844-1924
  • Anatole France
  • Anatole 1844-1924 France
  • France, Anatole pseud
  • Анатоль Франс
  • А.Франс

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
June 28, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
October 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKA
October 6, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import