Literary Library

Henry Miller

by Angela Beck
December 26, 1891 - June 7, 1980American writer and artistAuthor of "Tropic of Cancer", Tropic of Capricorn" and "The Rosy Crucifixion"Many of his...
Anais Nin Art Artist Arts France Writer

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1804 - October 13, 1869French literary critic and authorAuthor of "Port Royal", "Nouveaux Lundis" and "Mes Poisons"
Author Critic France French Literary Critic

Jean Racine

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1639 - April 21, 1699French dramatistAuthor of "Andromaque", "Phedre" and "Athalie"
Drama Dramatist France French Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Gustave Kahn

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1859 - September 5, 1936French Symbolist poet, art critic, novelist and playwrightAuthor of "The Mad King", "Premiers Poemes" and "Sy...
Art Art Critic Artist France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Jean Genet

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1910 - April 15, 1986French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist and political activistHis novels include "The Thief's Journey", "Our...
Essayist Essays France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Political Political Activist Politics Theater Theatre

Gisele Freund

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1908 - March 30, 2000German-born French photographer and photojournalistAuthor of "French Photography in the 19th Century", "James Jo...
France French German Germany Paris Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Jules de Goncourt

by Angela Beck
(Seen above with his brother, Edmond) December 17, 1830 - June 20, 1870French novelist, writer and playwrightAuthor of "Les Hommes de Lettres", "R...
France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Writer

Paul Eluard

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1895 - November 18, 1952French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movementAuthor of "Capitale de la Douleur", "Liberte" a...
France French Poem Poems Poet Poetry Surrealism Surrealist

Gustave Flaubert

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1821 - May 8, 1880French novelistAuthor of "Madame Bovary", "Salammbo" and "The Temptation of Saint Anthony"
France French Novel Novelist

Christian Metz

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1931 - December 7, 1993French film theoristAuthor of "Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema", "Language and Cinema" and "The Imagi...
Cinema Film Film Theorist Films France French Movie Movies

Alfred De Musset

by Angela Beck
December 11, 1810 - May 2, 1857French dramatist, poet and novelistAuthor of the plays "The Moods of Marianne", "Lorenzaccio" and "The Story of a W...
Drama Dramatist France French Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Jean de Brunhoff

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1899 - October 16, 1937French author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor and illustrator of "The Story of Babar", "The Travels ...
Author Children's Book Author France French Illustrator