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Anatole France (French: [anatɔl fʁɑ̃s]; born François-Anatole Thibault, [frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo]; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers.
Anatole France was a writer and ironic, skeptical, and urbane critic who was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was elected to the French Academy in 1896 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921.
Anatole France, pour l'état civil François Anatole Thibault [1], né le 16 avril 1844 à Paris et mort le 12 octobre 1924 à Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (Indre-et-Loire), est un écrivain français. Il est considéré comme l’un des plus grands de l'époque de la Troisième République , dont il a également été un des plus importants critiques ...
249 quotes from Anatole France: 'Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.', 'Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me.', and 'All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ...
Anatole France, pseudonym for Jacques Anatole Thibault (1844-1924), was the son of a Paris book dealer. He received a thorough classical education at the Collège Stanislas, a boys’ school in Paris, and for a while he studied at the École des Chartes.
Anatole France. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1921. Born: 16 April 1844, Paris, France. Died: 12 October 1924, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France. Residence at the time of the award: France.
Jun 11, 2018 · Overview. During his lifetime, French author Anatole France, was widely recognized as his country's greatest author. He distinguished himself in two widely diverse areas of literature—wistful storytelling and biting satire—and gained immense popularity with such works as My Friend's Book (1885).
Anatole France (French pronunciation: [anatɔl fʁɑ̃s]; born François-Anatole Thibault, French pronunciation: [frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo]; April 16, 1844 – October 12, 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist and author of several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters.
French critic Anatole France, pen name of Jacques Anatole François Thibault wrote sophisticated, often satirical short stories and novels, including Penguin Island (1908), and won the Nobel Prize of 1921 for literature.
The Frenchman, the «last classic», and the German, the great scientist and representative of intellectual sobriety, the citizens of two countries which had for a long time been enemies, were united in a handshake – a profoundly symbolic gesture.
