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Alphonse Daudet was a French short-story writer and novelist, now remembered chiefly as the author of sentimental tales of provincial life in the south of France. Daudet was the son of a silk manufacturer. In 1849 his father had to sell his factory and move to Lyon. Alphonse wrote his first poems.
Daudet also wrote for children, including La Belle Nivernaise, the story of an old boat and her crew. In 1867 Daudet married Julia Allard, author of Impressions de nature et d'art (1879), L'Enfance d'une Parisienne (1883), and some literary studies written under the pseudonym "Karl Steen".
The other books written by Alphonse in this period were ‘Numa Roumestan’, ‘L'Immortel’, ‘Trente ans de Paris’, and ‘Souvenirs d'un homme de lettres’. Major Works Of the dozens of books penned by Alphonse Daudet, it was ‘Fromont jeune et Risler aîné’ which brought Alphonse a lot of fame.
Alphonse Daudet, (born May 13, 1840, Nîmes, France—died Dec. 16, 1897, Paris), French short-story writer and novelist. Daudet wrote his first novel at age 14. Unable to finish his schooling after his parents lost all their money, he took a position in a duke’s household. He later joined the army but fled the terrors of the Paris Commune of ...
Alphonse Daudet (doh-day) is among the most durable of the literary figures of France in the last half of the nineteenth century, as well as one of the most prolific of his generation. His poetic ...
Jun 11, 2018 · The French novelist, dramatist, and short-storywriter Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) is remembered chiefly for his regionalist sketches of Provence and for his transitional role in the evolution of 19th-century theater. Born in Nîmes, as a child Alphonse Daudet experienced the heady delights of a sun-drenched Provence and the darkening contrasts ...
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Alphonse Daudet (doh-DEH) was one of the most prolific authors of his generation, publishing works in several genres. His first effort was a volume of poems, Les Amoureuses (1858, 1873 ...
