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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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French writer (1844–1924)

Born 16 April 1844
Died 12 October 1924

Subjects

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

Places

France, Egypt, Paris, Turkey, Ancient Alexandria, Brittany (France), Cappadocea, Dublin, Francia, Geneseo, Ireland, Jerusalem, Judea, New England, New York (State), Picardy (France), Uruguay, Vexin (France)

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), Pontius Pilate (active 1st century), Warren Chappell (1904-1991), (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

Time

19th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 20th century, 16th century, 1870-, 1920s, 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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